Great Woodcuts of Albrecht Dürer

By Albrecht Dürer Edited by Carol Belanger Grafton

$11.95

Publication Date: 20th April 2016

A master of many media, Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) excelled in the art of woodcut design. This modestly priced edition, comprising images both sacred and secular, offers an ideal introduction to his work. Scenes from the lives of Jesus and the saints and episodes from the Old Testament appear alongside a variety of subjects, including a portrait of the Emperor Maximilian and Dürer's coat of arms.
The ninety-four black-and-white illustrations feature brief captions with basic information regarding titles and dates. Long treasured by the world's art lovers, these familiar and lesser-known w... Read More
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A master of many media, Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) excelled in the art of woodcut design. This modestly priced edition, comprising images both sacred and secular, offers an ideal introduction to his work. Scenes from the lives of Jesus and the saints and episodes from the Old Testament appear alongside a variety of subjects, including a portrait of the Emperor Maximilian and Dürer's coat of arms.
The ninety-four black-and-white illustrations feature brief captions with basic information regarding titles and dates. Long treasured by the world's art lovers, these familiar and lesser-known w... Read More
Description
A master of many media, Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) excelled in the art of woodcut design. This modestly priced edition, comprising images both sacred and secular, offers an ideal introduction to his work. Scenes from the lives of Jesus and the saints and episodes from the Old Testament appear alongside a variety of subjects, including a portrait of the Emperor Maximilian and Dürer's coat of arms.
The ninety-four black-and-white illustrations feature brief captions with basic information regarding titles and dates. Long treasured by the world's art lovers, these familiar and lesser-known woodcuts are reproduced in excellent detail. They constitute an indispensable archive for professional art historians and critics as well as a source of pleasure for all others.
Original selection of illustrations from The Complete Woodcuts of Albrecht Dürer, first published by W. & G. Foyle, Ltd., in 1927.
First Dover edition: 2004 (43401-8)
2016: Unaltered republication of the Dover 2004 edition.
Details
  • Price: $11.95
  • Pages: 96
  • Publisher: Dover Publications
  • Imprint: Dover Publications
  • Series: Dover Fine Art, History of Art
  • Publication Date: 20th April 2016
  • Trim Size: 8.25 x 11 in
  • Illustration Note: 94 ills
  • ISBN: 9780486434018
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    ART / Individual Artists / General
    ART / European
    ART / History / Renaissance
Author Bio
Regarded as the greatest of the German Renaissance artists, Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) created a vast body of work that ranges from altar pieces to copper engravings and portraits. Painter, printer, draughtsman, and art theorist, he remains best known for his woodcuts.
A master of many media, Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) excelled in the art of woodcut design. This modestly priced edition, comprising images both sacred and secular, offers an ideal introduction to his work. Scenes from the lives of Jesus and the saints and episodes from the Old Testament appear alongside a variety of subjects, including a portrait of the Emperor Maximilian and Dürer's coat of arms.
The ninety-four black-and-white illustrations feature brief captions with basic information regarding titles and dates. Long treasured by the world's art lovers, these familiar and lesser-known woodcuts are reproduced in excellent detail. They constitute an indispensable archive for professional art historians and critics as well as a source of pleasure for all others.
Original selection of illustrations from The Complete Woodcuts of Albrecht Dürer, first published by W. & G. Foyle, Ltd., in 1927.
First Dover edition: 2004 (43401-8)
2016: Unaltered republication of the Dover 2004 edition.
  • Price: $11.95
  • Pages: 96
  • Publisher: Dover Publications
  • Imprint: Dover Publications
  • Series: Dover Fine Art, History of Art
  • Publication Date: 20th April 2016
  • Trim Size: 8.25 x 11 in
  • Illustrations Note: 94 ills
  • ISBN: 9780486434018
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    ART / Individual Artists / General
    ART / European
    ART / History / Renaissance
Regarded as the greatest of the German Renaissance artists, Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) created a vast body of work that ranges from altar pieces to copper engravings and portraits. Painter, printer, draughtsman, and art theorist, he remains best known for his woodcuts.