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The Life and Art of Albrecht Durer
Erwin Panofsky
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Description for The Life and Art of Albrecht Durer
Paperback. Presents the life, times, and works of Albrecht Durer. This book covers Durer's career. With multiple indexes and more than three hundred illustrations, it is meant as a reference to understand the work of the great artist and printmaker, the greatest exponent of northern European Renaissance art. Num Pages: 368 pages, 326 halftones. 8 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JB; AFH; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 258 x 181 x 23. Weight in Grams: 964.
This classic text presents the life, times, and works of Albrecht Durer. Through the skill and immense knowledge of Erwin Panofsky, the reader is dazzled not only by Durer the artist but also Durer in a wide array of other roles, including mathematician and scientific thinker. Originally published in 1943 in two volumes, The Life and Art of Albrecht Durer met with such wide popular and scholarly acclaim that it led to three editions and then, in 1955, to the first one-volume edition. Without sacrifice of text or illustrations, the book was reduced to this single volume by the omission ... Read more
This classic text presents the life, times, and works of Albrecht Durer. Through the skill and immense knowledge of Erwin Panofsky, the reader is dazzled not only by Durer the artist but also Durer in a wide array of other roles, including mathematician and scientific thinker. Originally published in 1943 in two volumes, The Life and Art of Albrecht Durer met with such wide popular and scholarly acclaim that it led to three editions and then, in 1955, to the first one-volume edition. Without sacrifice of text or illustrations, the book was reduced to this single volume by the omission ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
520
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Weight
963g
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691122762
SKU
V9780691122762
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About Erwin Panofsky
Erwin Panofsky (1892-1968) taught at the University of Hamburg, New York University, Princeton University, and Harvard University. Jeffrey Chipps Smith is Kay Fortson Chair in European Art at the University of Texas, Austin. His books include Sensuous Worship (Princeton).
Reviews for The Life and Art of Albrecht Durer
Praise for Princeton's previous editions: Whatever was immortal of Albrecht Durer is covered by this book.
Wolfgang Stechow, Art Bulletin Panofsky'sDurer
the result of a lifetime of looking, thinking, reading and making connections
belongs in the library of anyone who takes art seriously. Everything we could want to know about one of history's stellar artists is here.
Victor M. Cassidy, ... Read more
Wolfgang Stechow, Art Bulletin Panofsky'sDurer
the result of a lifetime of looking, thinking, reading and making connections
belongs in the library of anyone who takes art seriously. Everything we could want to know about one of history's stellar artists is here.
Victor M. Cassidy, ... Read more