This episode from the world's greatest painters takes a look at a Renaissance figure: Albrecht Dürer. He was born in 1471 in Nuremberg in Germany and died in 1528. He was the first German painter to be recognized during his lifetime. He introduced the Renaissance in his country and in the Nordic countries. In the line of Van Dyck, he represented nature with astonishing realism. He was known both for his talents in gouache and watercolor painting, drawing and engraving.