Durer's Drawings for the Prayer-Book of Emperor Maximilian I (eBook)

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2014
112 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-78244-7 (ISBN)

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These 45 pages of marginal drawings for the Holy Roman Emperor's prayer book, unknown for 300 years till their 1808 facsimile publication, reveal the artist's lighthearted and witty side.

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Regarded as the greatest of the German Renaissance artists, Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) created a vast body of work that ranges from altarpieces to copper engravings and portraits. Painter, printer, draughtsman, and art theorist, he remains most famous for his woodcuts. Dürer's primary patron from 1512 onward was the Holy Roman Emperor and King of the Germans, Maximilian I. Among other commissions, the artist drew these 45 pages of marginal drawings for the monarch's prayer book. Dürer's playful sketches of angels, saints, dragons, musicians, and cherubs reveal a lighthearted and witty side to an artist better known for his more sober visions. These prayer book drawings remained unknown until their 1808 facsimile publication. This volume is the only edition of these images currently in print, and it features eight additional drawings by other artists as well.

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Regarded as the greatest of the German Renaissance artists, Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) created a vast body of work that ranges from altarpieces to copper engravings and portraits. Painter, printer, draughtsman, and art theorist, he remains best known for his woodcuts.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.1.2014
• Illustrationen: Albrecht Durer
• Zusatzinfo: 53
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 210 x 210 mm
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Briefe / Tagebücher
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile
• Schlagworte: Albrecht • altarpieces • ART • Art History • artists • Artwork • Borders • Drawings • Educational • Engravings • Enjoyable • Frames • german renaissance • german rulers • god and religion • historical art • historical art, religious art, artwork, drawings, renaissance art, historical drawings, art, artists, roman emperor, art history, marginal drawings, german renaissance, sketches, prayer book, god and religion, picture book • historical drawings • marginal drawings • marginal sketches • monarchs • Patron • picture book • playful and witty • Prayer book • Religious Art • Renaissance Art • Renaissance drawings • Roman emperor • Saints • Sketches • Woodcuts
• ISBN-10: 0-486-78244-1 / 0486782441
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-78244-7 / 9780486782447