In which city was the German painter Albrecht Dürer born?
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Nuremberg
Albrecht Dürer was born in Nuremberg on May 21, 1471.
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Albrecht Dürer was born on May 21, 1471 in Nuremberg, one of the most important commercial and cultural cities of the late Middle Ages. The city was a center of craftsmanship and art, which strongly influenced Dürer’s development as a painter, graphic artist and mathematician. His father, a goldsmith from Hungary, encouraged his son’s artistic talent at an early age.
Dürer completed an apprenticeship with the renowned Nuremberg painter Michael Wolgemut before going on a journey to deepen his knowledge. The city of his birth remained the center of his life, even though he traveled to Italy and the Netherlands to further his artistic education. Today, the Albrecht Dürer House in Nuremberg commemorates his life and work.