Artists: Albrecht Dürer
Dürer's work reflects a wonderful blending of Renaissance scholarship, German craftsmanship, and creative artistry. Two websites exist that describe his life and the relationship of his work to the times:

The brief biography of the artist
(http://www.boglewood.com/cornaro/xdurer.html)
This website offers links to examples of his work, as well as a biography for Dürer:

Albrecht Durer: Life and Work
(http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/durer/)

Artists: Käthe Kollwitz
Käthe Kollwitz remains important as a socially engaged printmaker, and as an important female artist. The following websites focus on her work:

National Museum of Women in the Arts
(http://www.nmwa.org/legacy/bios/bkollwit.htm)

The Kollwitz Museum Homepage
Homepage for the Kollwitz Museum, entirely in German.
(http://www.kollwitz.de/)