Micro Exhibition: Meet the artist Michelangelo copied and Dürer idolised
Albrecht Dürer

Micro Exhibition: Meet the artist Michelangelo copied and Dürer idolised

Martin Schongauer, an engraver and painter from Colmar, was an incredibly talented and accomplished artist. One of his fans was none other than Albrecht Dürer, who collected his work, and Giorgio Vasari, an Italian Renaissance painter, architect, art historian, and biographer, also reported that Michelangelo copied one of his engravings. Today we'll learn more about his work, and how his technical innovations helped create his legacy. Let's go!