A Pioneer of the Northern Renaissance Landscape Albrecht Altdorfer, born around 1480 in Regensburg, Germany, stands as a pivotal figure bridging the late Gothic period and the burgeoning German Renaissance. He wasn’t merely an artist *of* his time; he actively reshaped its artistic trajectory, particularly in the realm of landscape painting. Coming from a family deeply rooted in artistic tradition—his father, Ulrich Altdorfer, was a painter and miniaturist—the younger Altdorfer quickly distinguished himself not as a follower, but as an innovator. Regensburg, a free imperial city strategicall…