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.

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	Madonna and Child with the Pear 1526 Oil on wood, 43 x 32 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
	Portrait of Jakob Muffel 1526 Oil on canvas, transferred from panel, 48 x 36 cm Staatliche Museen, Berlin
	Portrait of Hieronymus Holzschuher 1526 Oil on panel, 51 x 37 cm Staatliche Museen, Berlin
	Portrait of Johannes Kleberger 1526 Oil on lindenwood, 37 x 37 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
	The Four Holy Men 1526 Oil on lindenwood, 215 x 76 cm (each panel) Alte Pinakothek, Munich
	The Four Holy Men 1526 Oil on lindenwood, 204 x 74 cm (each panel) Alte Pinakothek, Munich
	The Four Holy Men (John the Evangelist and Peter) 1526 Oil on panel, 204 x 74 cm Alte Pinakothek, Munich
	The Four Holy Men (Mark and Paul) 1526 Oil on panel, 204 x 74 cm Alte Pinakothek, Munich
	The Four Holy Men (detail) 1526 Oil on panel, width of detail 28 cm Alte Pinakothek, Munich
	The Four Holy Men (detail) 1526 Oil on panel, width of detail 28 cm Alte Pinakothek, Munich
	The Four Holy Men (detail) 1526 Oil on panel, width of detail 28 cm Alte Pinakothek, Munich
	Way to Calvary 1527 Oil on panel, 32 x 47 cm Accademia Carrara, Bergamo