Why it matters
Dürer presents himself as a confident gentleman, in fine gloves and a tasselled hat, before a window opening onto a mountain landscape. It is the second of his three painted self-portraits.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1498, after his first trip to Italy.
- The city of Nuremberg gave it to Charles I of England in 1636.
- Philip IV of Spain acquired it in 1654.
Based on the Wikipedia article Self-Portrait (Dürer, Madrid) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
