Helius Eobanus Hessus also composed these for Dürer.

Now, reader, you hold in this small book many new
   Principles of symmetry original: symmetrica. This refers to Dürer’s system of human proportions. drawn with noble additions original: parergis. In this context, supplementary drawings or ornamental details that accompany the main figures..
While you happen to read these, you will also perhaps notice
   That he possessed more than just the hands of a painter.
He understood all things with certain judgment and
   Sharp wit; there was nothing that remained hidden from him.
Whether a matter had to be managed through mathematical arts,
   No one was more skillful in such judgment than he.
Or if cities had to be surrounded by suitable walls,
   Dürer’s learned hand was able to depict them.
Nor did he only paint; he also taught things in war
   Which even famous generals were often unable to do.
However, this is not the place to describe his praises,
   Which the public already possesses written in other poems.
You, wise reader, should regard Dürer’s immortal honors
   As being like an extraordinary gift.
And give thanks to his fatherland, the city of Nuremberg original: Noridos. A Latinized poetic name for Nuremberg.,
   Through which these monuments have been handed down to you.

And these.

How many monuments of his art Apelles The most famous painter of ancient Greece, often used as the ultimate standard of comparison for Renaissance artists like Dürer. left behind
   Is testified by various writings in many places.
But of that noble artist’s work, none remains
   Of which you could say: "this was painted by his hand."
Am I wrong, or will this same fame belong to Dürer?
   And can the achievements of so great a man perish?
Indeed, I do not believe it; for the same reason that destroyed
   The former artist allows this one to live on.
The many things Apelles wrote could not survive
   Because they were written only with a light pen A reference to the fragility of ancient manuscripts or the fact that Apelles' paintings themselves, being on wood or plaster, vanished..
We compose many books in bright copper original: nitido... ære. This refers to the printing press and the use of engraved copper plates, which allowed Dürer's work to be mass-produced and preserved.,
   Which no sequence of fates can ever destroy.