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Durer Martin Bailey

Durer By Martin Bailey

Durer by Martin Bailey


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Summary

An introduction to the work of Albrecht Durer.

Durer Summary

Durer by Martin Bailey

Albrecht Durer (1471-1528) was one of the greatest artists of the Northern Renaissance, remarkable for the range and versatility of his work. His woodcuts and engravings made him famous throughout Europe and he is still regarded as one of the most brilliant printmakers of all time. Durer was equally successful at religious and secular subjects, paining magnificent altarpieces and powerful portraits. He also produced an impressive range of drawings and watercolours in a variety of media.

The son of a Hungarian goldsmith, Durer grew up in Nuremberg, a town half-way between the Netherlands and Italy, and he found inspiration in the work of painters of both these major artistic centres of his time. But rather than simply imitating what others were doing, Durer was very much an innovator; he is the first artist who is known to have painted a self-portrait and to have done a landscape painting of a specific scene. This book contains some of his best-loved works, including A Young Hare and Praying Hands.

Durer Reviews

On the Colour Library Series

Ideal introductions for students and museum-goers.-Independent

Phaidon's excellent Colour Library series: [...] a good introduction to nearly 50 key artists and movements in art history.-Antiques Trade Gazette

The Phaidon Colour Library Series provides an invaluable introduction to key artists and movements in art history.-Art & Craft

About Martin Bailey

Martin Bailey is a former arts correspondent at the Observer. He contributes regularly to the Art Newspaper and his publications include Van Gogh: Letters from Provence (1990).

Additional information

GOR003085518
9780714833347
0714833347
Durer by Martin Bailey
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Phaidon Press Ltd
19980812
128
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