Albrecht-Dürer-Denkmal
Bronze statue of a Renaissance master painter, the first public monument to an artist in Germany.
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This guide to the Albrecht Dürer Monument in Nuremberg tells how the first German monument to an artist ended up on a square still known as the Milk Market. It follows a Bavarian crown prince with other ideas, a Berlin sculptor, and a local craftsman who started out turning wooden toys on a lathe. Best heard standing at the foot of the pedestal, looking up at the bronze face.
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