His father had died in 1502 and Dürer was left to care for his invalid, and nearly blind, mother. He had set up his own printing press while he, or often his wife, sold his works to buyers at local fairs.
Kanyang ama ay namatay sa 1502 at Dürer ay kaliwa sa pag-aalaga para sa kanyang mga hindi balidong, at halos bulag, ina. He had set up ng kanyang sariling palimbagan habang siya, o madalas ang kanyang asawa, na nabili ng kanyang mga gawa sa mga mamimili sa mga lokal na fairs.