Rider in the armor by Albrecht DurerAbout Albrecht DurerD�rer was born on 21 May 1471, third child and second son of his parents, who had between fourteen and eighteen children. After a few years of school, D�rer started to learn the basics of goldsmithing and drawing from his father. He was a German painter, printmaker, mathematician, engraver, and theorist from Nuremberg.