Within Albrecht Durer's short lifetime the face of Europe changed greatly. He was born on May 21st, 1471 and died on April 6th, 1528. Durer's work bears testimony to the turmoil of his era when many feared that the close of a century meant the end of the world. This decisive turning point is captured in Durer's visionary works which suggest both a sense of strange forboding and the lucidity of a new age.
