Description
Painter, engraver, designer of woodcuts, and major art theorist, Albrecht
Dürer (1471–1528) is Germany’s most famous artist. This new study,
published in association with the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in
Nuremberg, focuses on his early art and the circumstances of the
young painter’s life that enabled his unique work.
Dürer is resituated in the artistic context of his time, at an exciting
crossroad between the imitation of traditional painting and the selfconscious
renewal of his profession. Eighteen essays explore his background
and the influences on his life and work, from his goldsmith
father to his travels in Germany and his stays in Italy to his role as
archetype of the modern artist. Hundreds of color illustrations of the
early work, many reproduced here for the first time, help establish a
new basis for a modern understanding of the artist.
Reviews
As a significant, authoritative resource that establishes a new basis for understanding the artist and his early works, it is very highly recommended.
— Library Journal
Contributors
Daniel Hess
Author
Daniel Hess is a curator at the Germanisches Nationalmuseum.
Thomas Eser
Author
Thomas Eser is a curator at the Germanisches Nationalmuseum.