Lives of Adam Elsheimer
Carel Van Mander
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Paperback. Although Adam Elsheimer (1578-1610) painted on an almost miniature scale and died very young from, it was said, the overwork that resulted from the intensity of his methods, his paintings remain some of the most strangely poetical in the history of Western art. This book provides information on Elsheimer's life and sadly curtailed career. Translator(s): Andrews, Keith. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 117 x 7. Weight in Grams: 106.
Although Adam Elsheimer (1578-1610) painted on an almost miniature scale and died very young from, it was said, the overwork that resulted from the intensity of his methods, his paintings remain some of the most strangely poetical in the history of Western art. They were also extremely influential: Elsheimer's often recondite subject matter, his astonishing ability to render night scenes, his uniquely lyrical use of landscape deeply affected generations of artists; one of the first to fall under his spell was Rubens. Most of what we know about Elsheimer's life and sadly curtailed career comes from the biographies reprinted in ... Read more
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Publisher
Pallas Athene Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843680130
SKU
V9781843680130
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99-11
About Carel Van Mander
Adam Elsheimer was born in Frankfurt in 1578. An early training in design workshops there saw him under the influence of Durer and Altdorfer. After a journey to Venice he settled in Rome, where he lived until his death in 1610, earning a reputation, though not the income, of the most important painters of his time. Claire Pace lectured for ... Read more
Reviews for Lives of Adam Elsheimer
"The London publishing house Pallas Athene has come up with the very welcome and worthwhile project of assembling English translations of early biographies of artists in an easily accessible publication." - Historians of Netherlands Art Reviews