Dürer painted little in his later years, although he completed several fine portraits. In 1526 he painted the Nuremberg councilors Hieronymous Holzschuher and Jacob Muffel. In the same year Dürer also painted the portrait of the merchant Johannes Kleberger. In 1526 Dürer painted the last version of his favourite subject, the Madonna. The Virgin with the Pear depicts a deeply reflective Madonna offering the fruit to her chubby child. Dürer's final oil paintings, dating from 1526, were the pair of panels of The Four Holy Men. These works were presented to the city council as a gift from the artist.

Preview	Picture Data	File Info	Comment
	Madonna and Child with the Pear 1526 Oil on wood, 43 x 32 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence	801*1098 True Color 117 Kb
	Portrait of Jakob Muffel 1526 Oil on canvas, transferred from panel, 48 x 36 cm Staatliche Museen, Berlin	802*1081 True Color 156 Kb
	Portrait of Hieronymus Holzschuher 1526 Oil on panel, 51 x 37 cm Staatliche Museen, Berlin	804*1114 True Color 174 Kb
	Portrait of Johannes Kleberger 1526 Oil on lindenwood, 37 x 37 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna	1576*1648 True Color 242 Kb
	The Four Holy Men 1526 Oil on lindenwood, 215 x 76 cm (each panel) Alte Pinakothek, Munich	1055*1200 True Color 243 Kb
	The Four Holy Men 1526 Oil on lindenwood, 204 x 74 cm (each panel) Alte Pinakothek, Munich	850*1216 True Color 119 Kb
	The Four Holy Men (John the Evangelist and Peter) 1526 Oil on panel, 204 x 74 cm Alte Pinakothek, Munich	560*1616 True Color 113 Kb
	The Four Holy Men (Mark and Paul) 1526 Oil on panel, 204 x 74 cm Alte Pinakothek, Munich	560*1636 True Color 115 Kb
	The Four Holy Men (detail) 1526 Oil on panel, width of detail 28 cm Alte Pinakothek, Munich	807*984 True Color 131 Kb
	The Four Holy Men (detail) 1526 Oil on panel, width of detail 28 cm Alte Pinakothek, Munich	806*982 True Color 111 Kb
	The Four Holy Men (detail) 1526 Oil on panel, width of detail 28 cm Alte Pinakothek, Munich	807*972 True Color 125 Kb
	Way to Calvary 1527 Oil on panel, 32 x 47 cm Accademia Carrara, Bergamo	1030*707 True Color 122 Kb