Durer

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Durer
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Giulia Bartrum
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:96
Dimensions(mm): Height 190,Width 170
Category/GenreRenaissance art
Painting and paintings
Prints and printmaking
Individual artists and art monographs
ISBN/Barcode 9780714126920
ClassificationsDewey:759.3
Audience
General
Illustrations 51 Illustrations, color

Publishing Details

Publisher British Museum Press
Imprint British Museum Press
Publication Date 13 October 2014
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Albrecht Durer (1471-1528) is arguably the first truly international artist, a celebrity both during his own lifetime and since. A major artist of the northern Renaissance, he was praised by his contemporaries and described shortly after his death as 'the prince among German painters'. Durer's achievements as a painter were matched by his remarkable manipulation of the traditional techniques of woodcut and engraving, which altered the history of printmaking and ensured that his works were admired and collected throughout Europe. The British Museum holds one of the finest collections of Durer's graphic art in the world, with superlative prints and drawings from all phases of his career. Beginning with an introduction to the life of the artist, the book presents a selection of Durer's best-known works including early figure studies, landscape watercolours, animal studies drawn from nature and his imaginative famous prints such as Adam and Eve, Rhinoceros and Melancholia. As well as demonstrating Durer's astonishing range of subject matter, the book explores his working method and the versatile, spontaneous nature of his draughtsmanship. The development of Durer's ideas from drawings to related woodcuts and engravings is also investigated, making the book a perfect concise introduction to this fascinating and much-admired artist.

Author Biography

Giulia Bartrum is a curator of German prints and drawings at the British Museum. Her publications include German Renaissance Prints 1490-1550 and Albrecht Durer and His Legacy (British Museum Press).