Dürer 's godfather was Anton Koberger , who left goldsmithing to become a printer and publisher in the year of Dürer 's birth and quickly became the most successful publisher in Germany , eventually owning twenty-four printing-presses and having many offices in Germany and abroad .
Dürer 's godfather was Anton Koberger , who left goldsmithing to become a printer and publisher in the year Dürer was born . He quickly became the most successful publisher in Germany , and owned twenty-four printing presses and had many offices in Germany and abroad .