Self-Portrait at the Age of Thirteen
Albrecht Dürer, 1484
From €29Museum-quality print, also on canvas and framed.
Frequently asked questions
Which size should I choose?
This work is available in 30 × 40 cm. As a guide: 30 × 40 cm (about 12 × 16 in) for shelves, corners or gallery walls; 50 × 70 cm (about 20 × 28 in) above a dresser, a headboard or a desk; 70 × 100 cm (about 28 × 39 in) as the centrepiece of a living room or the wall above the sofa. Below the buy buttons you can see it to scale above a 2-metre sofa.
Does it come framed?
The print arrives unframed with a white border, ready to frame. If you choose a black or oak frame, it arrives mounted behind acrylic glazing, ready to hang. Canvases come stretched on a wooden frame.
When will it arrive?
Printed to order at the lab closest to your address. It arrives in 4–8 working days in Spain and the EU, and in 6–12 working days in the US, Mexico and other destinations.
What if it arrives damaged?
Email us a photo within 30 days of delivery and we will send you a new one free of charge or refund you.
Can I send it as a gift?
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About the work
- Artist
- Albrecht Dürer
- Date
- 1484
- Medium
- Silverpoint on paper (drawing)
- Dimensions
- 27,3 x 19,5 cm
- Collection
- Albertina, Vienna
- Print up to
- 30 × 40 cm
- Reference
- XDV-0090
What the museum label doesn't tell you
Silverpoint forgives nothing: every line is permanent from the first stroke. That a twelve or thirteen year old boy took this on, staring at his own reflection in a mirror, is already a small act of nerve. Look at those wide eyes, the slightly open mouth: not a pose, but the strain of holding your own gaze without blinking. Decades later, as an adult, Dürer returned to this sheet and wrote that he'd drawn himself as a child in 1484, turning a private exercise into a founding document. Do we all rewrite childhood the moment we sign our name to it?
