Albrecht-Dürer-Denkmal

On Albrecht-Dürer-Platz in Nuremberg stands a significant statue honoring the famous painter Albrecht Dürer. Considered the first monument to an artist in Germany, the work was created by the sculptor Christian Daniel Rauch between 1837 and 1840. The bronze figure, just under three meters tall, shows Dürer holding a brush, a stylus, and a laurel branch in his right hand, and ranks among the outstanding masterpieces of Neoclassical sculpture. The Nuremberg city council and King Ludwig I of Bavaria launched the project to mark the 300th anniversary of the artist's death. After the unveiling on May 21, 1840, the original pedestal, designed by Friedrich von Gärtner, was damaged in World War II and later replaced with a new one.