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Albrecht Dürer : 1471-1528 : the genius of the German Renaissance / Norbert Wolf.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: German Series: Basic art series 2.0Publication details: Köln : Taschen, [2016]Edition: English editionDescription: 95 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 27 cmISBN:
  • 9783836530811 (hbk.) :
Other title:
  • Dürer [Cover title]
Contained works:
  • Dürer, Albrecht, 1471-1528. Works. Selections
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 709.2 23
LOC classification:
  • ND588
Summary: A polymath of the German Renaissance, Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) was a prolific artist, theorist, and writer whose works explored everything from religion to art theory to philosophy. His vast body of work includes altarpieces, portraits, self-portraits, watercolors, and books, but is most celebrated for its astonishing collection of woodcut prints, which transformed printmaking from an artisan practice into a whole new art form. This title contains a detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist, covering his cultural and historical importance.
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Translated from the German.

A polymath of the German Renaissance, Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) was a prolific artist, theorist, and writer whose works explored everything from religion to art theory to philosophy. His vast body of work includes altarpieces, portraits, self-portraits, watercolors, and books, but is most celebrated for its astonishing collection of woodcut prints, which transformed printmaking from an artisan practice into a whole new art form. This title contains a detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist, covering his cultural and historical importance.

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