Born in Nürnberg, Holy Roman Empire
Ancestors 
Daughter of Hans Frey
and Anna (Rummel) Frey
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Albrecht Dürer
— married
7 Jul 1494 [location unknown]
Died
at about age 64
in Nürnberg, Holy Roman Empire
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Feb 2021
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Biography
Agnes Dürer, born Frey (1475–1539), was the wife of the German artist Albrecht Dürer. During their marriage, which was childless, she was portrayed several times by Dürer. Agnes Dürer was the daughter of the coppersmith and lute maker Hans Frey and his wife Anna, a member of the patrician family Rummel. On 7 July 1494 Agnes married Albrecht Dürer, [1] who was forced to stop his grand tour of Europe by his parents in order to marry her. [2] [3] According to the family chronicle she had a dowry of 200 guilders. [4]
Sources
- ↑ Dürer, Albrecht. Albrecht Dürers Umwelt, Festschrift zum 500. Geburtstag Albrecht Dürers am 21. Mai 1971. p43. Nürnberg, Deutschland: Verein für Geschichte der Stadt Nürnberg, 1971.
- ↑ Campbell Hutchison, Jane. Albrecht Dürer. A biography. p9. USA: Princeton University Press, 1990.
- ↑ Eichler, Anja-Franziska. Albrecht Dürer 1471-1528. p19 et p22. Postdam, Deutschland: H.F. Ullmann, 2007.
- ↑ Wikipedia Agnes Dürer
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