2-645-735 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'Autorretrato', (Self-portrait), 1498, (c1934). Self-portrait (or Self-portrait at 26) is the second of Albrecht Durer's (1471-1528) three painted self-portraits. Durer elevates himself to the social position he believed suited to an artist of his ability, indoors under an arch, in half length, turning towards the viewer. Oil on Panel. Held in the Museo del Prado, Madrid. From Galerias De Europa: Museo Del Prado, by A. De Beruete y Moret & Augusto L. Mayer. [Editorial Labor, S.A., Barcelona, c1934]