Description
Regarded as the greatest of the German Renaissance artists, Albrecht D rer (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.
D rer'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. D rer'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.
Author: Albrecht Durer
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 03/19/2014
Pages: 112
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 10.96h x 8.22w x 0.29d
ISBN13: 9780486493862
ISBN10: 0486493865
BISAC Categories:
- Art | History | Renaissance
- Art | Techniques | Drawing
D rer'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. D rer'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.
Author: Albrecht Durer
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 03/19/2014
Pages: 112
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 10.96h x 8.22w x 0.29d
ISBN13: 9780486493862
ISBN10: 0486493865
BISAC Categories:
- Art | History | Renaissance
- Art | Techniques | Drawing
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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.
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