Artist

Albrecht Altdorfer

1480–1538 · born in Altdorf bei Nürnberg · died in Regensburg

Albrecht Altdorfer was a German painter born near Nuremberg in about 1480 who lived in Regensburg, where he also served as a city councilor and architect. He was one of the first European artists to make landscapes the main subject of his pictures. He died in Regensburg in 1538.