Albrecht Durer was a German engraver who lived in the 15th and 16th centuries. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest artists of the Northern Renaissance, and his work has had a lasting influence on art history. He is best known for his woodcuts, copper engravings, and paintings. His most famous works include The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and The Knight, Death and the Devil. He is also remembered for his self-portraits and his landscape drawings.