Masters of Art - Albrecht Dürer

Albrecht Dürer

Albrecht Dürer (1471–1521) is considered the most important German painter and graphic artist of the Renaissance period. His numerous self-portraits, his impressive altarpieces, and his detailed copperplate engravings are world-famous. Dürer's works are icons of art history, whose quality and innovative power still set the trend for artists worldwide today. Even during his lifetime, this brilliant visionary, who self-confidently depicted himself posing as Christ, was able to successfully market himself, even establishing the first logo in history with his monogram.In addition to an illustrated biography that places Dürer within his historical context, many of his most famous paintings and drawings are presented and clearly explained.

Table of contents

• COPYRIGHT
• The Highlights
• SAINT JOHN’S CHURCH
• SELF PORTRAIT, 1493
• SAINT JEROME IN THE WILDERNESS
• VIRGIN AND CHILD BEFORE AN ARCHWAY
• PORTRAIT OF ELECTOR FREDERICK THE WISE OF SAXONY
• THE SEVEN SORROWS OF THE VIRGIN
• SELF PORTRAIT, 1498
• PORTRAIT OF OSWOLT KREL
• SELF PORTRAIT WITH FUR-TRIMMED ROBE
• LAMENTATION FOR CHRIST
• A YOUNG HARE
• ADORATION OF THE MAGI
• FEAST OF THE ROSARY
• ADAM AND EVE
• MARTYRDOM OF THE TEN THOUSAND
• MELENCOLIA I
• PORTRAIT OF MICHAEL WOLGEMUT
• THE FOUR APOSTLES
• The Paintings
• THE COMPLETE PAINTINGS
• ALPHABETICAL LIST OF PAINTINGS
• The Engravings
• LIST OF ENGRAVINGS
• The Woodcuts
• LIST OF WOODCUTS
• The Memoir
• MEMOIRS OF JOURNEYS TO VENICE
• The Biographies
• DÜRER by Herbert Furst
• DÜRER by M. F. Sweetser
• ALBRECHT DÜRER by T. Sturge Moore
• BRIEF BIOGRAPHY by Sidney Colvin