Albrecht Dürer was born in 1471 in Nuremberg, Germany and was one of the greatest artists of the Northern Renaissance, known for his oil paintings, watercolors, engravings, and woodcut prints. He had a fascination with nature and believed studying the natural world could reveal fundamental truths in his art. Some of his most famous works included accurate watercolor paintings of animals, like his 1512 work "The Wing of a Blue Roller." Dürer was also skilled at woodcut prints, using techniques like working in reverse and representing forms with simple black and white shapes. He had a scientific and demanding approach to his art and left behind hundreds of surviving drawings, letters, and diaries