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Albrecht Dürer
Germany's greatest Renaissance artist
Though he is most famous for his engravings, Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) was also a master painter and draftsman whose work exemplifies the spirit of German art. Dürer`s importance in the German High Renaissance was such that he can be considered to embody the movement entirely. His visits to Italy (where he studied most notably with Giovanni Bellini) had a profound effect on his artistic development and enabled him to combine both German and Italian influences in his work. In his later life, Dürer`s passion for knowledge and progress led him to research and write on the subjects of art theory and mathematics, making him not only the greatest Northern European artist of his time, but also one of its leading thinkers. This overview of Dürer`s entire oeuvre—covering his oil, tempera, and watercolor paintings, copper and wood engravings, and his drawings and sketches—is the perfect introduction to his work.
About the Series:
Every book in TASCHEN's Basic Art Series features:
- a detailed chronological summary of the artist's life and work, covering the cultural and historical importance of the artist
- approximately 100 color illustrations with explanatory captions
- a concise biography
About the author:
Norbert Wolf studied art history, linguistics, and medieval studies at the universities of Regensburg and Munich. He took his doctorate in art history in 1983. In 1992 he wrote his professorial thesis in Munich on carved 14th-century retables. Subsequently he held visiting professorships in Marburg, Frankfurt a.M., Leipzig, Düsseldorf, Nuremberg-Erlangen, and Innsbruck. He has written extensively on art history, including the many titles for TASCHEN, such as Diego Velázquez, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Caspar David Friedrich, Expressionism, Romanesque, Landscape Painting.
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Albrecht Dürer
Wolf, Dr. Norbert
Softcover, flaps 7.3 x 9.1 in., 96 pages, $ 9.99 |
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Exhibition
Dürer und ... - Künstler der Akademie und Albrecht Dürer
April 18, 2008 - June 29, 2008
, Germany
Dürer und ... - Künstler der Akademie und Albrecht Dürer
April 18, 2008 - June 29, 2008
, Germany
- Reviews (2 items)
"Dieses Buch bietet einen Überblick über Dürers Gesamtwerk. Es stellt seine Öl-, Tempora- und Aquarellbilder vor, seine Schnitte und Stiche, seine Zeichnungen und Skizzen. Eine perfekte Einführung in sein Leben und Werk!"
literatur-report.de, Prien, Germany
literatur-report.de, Prien, Germany
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