he was born on may 21, 1471 and died on april 6, 1528 in nuremberg, germany and is best known as a maker of old master prints. his prints were often in a series, so that there is a group of different prints about a subject. the most famous series are the "apocalypse" (1498) and his two series on the passion of christ, the "great passion" (1498–1510) and the "little passion" (1510–1511).