Hermann Knackfuss (1848-1915) was a German painter and art critic. Today, he is mostly known as a biographer of great masters like Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, and others. He is also a German art historian. This work is dedicated to the biography of Albrecht Durer — the great artist of the Western European Renaissance. Durer's engravings and other works are known all over the world.