What does the cryptic crossword clue "Old city captured by the Germanic artist (5)" mean?

The definition is "artist". The wordplay uses a container (one word inside another). UR (synonym="the perennial ‘old city’") in DER (synonym="‘the Germanic’, if masculine") = DURER; definition: "artist" The answer is DURER.

Old city captured by the Germanic artist (5)

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