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BackintheFifteenthCentury,inatinyvillagenearNuremberg,livedafamilywitheighteenchildren。Eighteen!Inordermerelytokeefoodonthetableforthismob,thefatherandheadofthehousehold,agoldsmithbyrofession,workedalmosteighteenhoursadayathistradeandanyotherayingchorehecouldfindintheneighborhood。
Desitetheirseeminglyhoelesscondition,twoofAlbrechtDurertheElderschildren,AlbrechtandAlbert,hadadream。Theybothwantedtoursuetheirtalentforart,buttheyknewfullwellthattheirfatherwouldneverbefinanciallyabletosendeitherofthemtoNurembergtostudyattheacademy。
Aftermanylongdiscussionsatnightintheircrowdedbed,thetwoboysfinallyworkedoutaact。Theywouldtossacoin。Theloserwouldgodownintothenearbyminesand,withhisearnings,suorthisbrotherwhileheattendedtheacademy。Then,whenthebrotherwhowonthetosscomletedhisstudies,infouryears,hewouldsuorttheotherbrotherattheacademy,eitherwithsalesofhisartworkor,ifnecessary,alsobylaboringinthemines。
TheytossedacoinonaSundaymorningafterchurch。Albr