ALBERTO DURERO, (Nuremberg, 1471-1528). ‘The Resurrection of Christ’. Engraving on paper. Edition XVI. It has faults and restorations. Size: 12,5 x 10 cm; 34 x 18 cm (paper). This engraving shows the Resurrection of Christ, xerographed by Dürer for the large Passion series, which consisted of twelve prints. Albrecht Dürer is the most famous artist of the German Renaissance, known for his paintings, drawings, prints and theoretical writings on art, which had a profound influence on 16th-century artists both in his own country and in the Low Countries, making him one of the principal introducers of the Italian Renaissance in Central Europe. The son of a goldsmith, Dürer was trained in the tradition of the late Gothic and Flemish Primitives. He began his career as an engraver and portrait painter, and in 1494 he made his first trip to Italy. He returned and settled in Nuremberg, where he produced a large number of engravings that increased his fame, notably the series of the ‘Apocalypse’, ‘Samson defeating the lion’ and others. These works demonstrate not only his great technical mastery but also his knowledge of the Roman treatise Vitruvius and his brilliant ability to incorporate details of nature into works that reflect the environment with great realism. He travelled to Italy again between 1505 and 1507, and in Venice he met the master Giovanni Bellini and other artists. His return to Nuremberg marked the beginning of a second period of enormous artistic production, with works such as the altarpiece for the Dominican church in Frankfurt am Main, large series of engravings, etc. Today Dürer is represented in the most important art galleries around the world, such as the Prado, the British Museum, the Louvre, the Alte Pinakothek in Munich, the Uffizi in Florence and many others.