Portrait of the Artist Holding a Thistle

Albrecht Dürer, 1493, Department of Paintings of the Louvre

‘Portrait of the Artist Holding a Thistle’ is a work by Albrecht Dürer (Germany, 1471–1528). It is dated 1493. It is part of the collection Department of Paintings of the Louvre. Wikidata links the work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘The Renaissance’.

It is made of oil paint, parchment, and canvas. It measures 57 × 45 cm. The work belongs to the genre self-portrait. The things depicted include Albrecht Dürer, thistle, and man.

The catalogue has 249 more works by Albrecht Dürer.

• The Renaissance