- 96 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
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eBook - ePub
Great Woodcuts of Albrecht Dürer
About this book
A master of many media, Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) excelled in the art of woodcut design. This modestly priced edition, comprising images both sacred and secular, offers an ideal introduction to his work. Scenes from the lives of Jesus and the saints and episodes from the Old Testament appear alongside a variety of subjects, including a portrait of the Emperor Maximilian and Dürer's coat of arms.
The ninety-four black-and-white illustrations feature brief captions with basic information regarding titles and dates. Long treasured by the world's art lovers, these familiar and lesser-known woodcuts are reproduced in excellent detail. They constitute an indispensable archive for professional art historians and critics as well as a source of pleasure for all others.
The ninety-four black-and-white illustrations feature brief captions with basic information regarding titles and dates. Long treasured by the world's art lovers, these familiar and lesser-known woodcuts are reproduced in excellent detail. They constitute an indispensable archive for professional art historians and critics as well as a source of pleasure for all others.
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Yes, you can access Great Woodcuts of Albrecht Dürer by Albrecht Durer, Carol Belanger Grafton in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Arte & Monografie di artisti. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Producing over one thousand artistic masterpieces during his lifetime, Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) was the first artist who elevated the graphic medium to an independent art form. Executed in a variety of techniques such as copperplate engravings, pencil drawings, woodcuts, and oil paintings, Dürer’s vast body of work attained a precision of detail that has remained virtually unrivaled. The son of a goldsmith and jeweler, Dürer was trained as a draughtsman at a young age. He applied the same meticulous methods required in this delicate work to his woodcuts and engravings later on in his life. The precocious young painter and printmaker completed a remarkable self-portrait when he was just thirteen years old. In 1486 Dürer was apprenticed to the painter and woodcut illustrator Michael Wolgemut, whose workshop was considered to be the best in Europe. Having spent three years with Wolgemut, Dürer was now familiar with commercial bookmaking, and traveled to the Nether...
Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
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