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Durer
Jeffrey Chipps Smith
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Description for Durer
Paperback. A fascinating new appraisal of the maestro of the Northern Renaissance. Series: Art & Ideas. Num Pages: 448 pages, 250. BIC Classification: ACND; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 872.
Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) was the greatest artist of the Northern European Renaissance. Dürer's virtuoso woodcuts and engravings ensured his fame throughout the Continent during his own lifetime. Yet he also produced an extraordinary output in other media – including painting, watercolour and drawing – which encompasses riveting portraits and self-portraits, grand altarpieces and meticulous studies of animals and nature.
In this major new monograph, Jeffrey Chipps Smith examines the myths that have contributed to Dürer's legend, considering his life and career within the framework of a tumultuous epoch in European history. Taking account of the extensive scholarship on the ... Read more
Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) was the greatest artist of the Northern European Renaissance. Dürer's virtuoso woodcuts and engravings ensured his fame throughout the Continent during his own lifetime. Yet he also produced an extraordinary output in other media – including painting, watercolour and drawing – which encompasses riveting portraits and self-portraits, grand altarpieces and meticulous studies of animals and nature.
In this major new monograph, Jeffrey Chipps Smith examines the myths that have contributed to Dürer's legend, considering his life and career within the framework of a tumultuous epoch in European history. Taking account of the extensive scholarship on the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
Art & Ideas
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780714845609
SKU
V9780714845609
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About Jeffrey Chipps Smith
Jeffrey Chipps Smith holds the Kay Fortson Chair in European Art at the University of Texas at Austin. His books include German Sculpture of the Later Renaissance (1994) and Sensuous Worship: The Jesuits and the Early Catholic Reformation in Germany (2003).
Reviews for Durer
"[Jeffrey Chipps Smith is] an established authority... An admirably lucid overview of the life and work of one the greatest and most various of all renaissance artists."—The Spectator On the Art & Ideas series "Art & Ideas has broken new ground in making accessible authoritative views on periods, movements and concepts in art. As a ... Read more