Albrecht Durer

by T Sturge Moore

Overview

ALBRECHT DÜRER

BY T. STURGE MOORE

Albrecht Dürer is one of the great masters of the Renaissance in Europe, embodying the richness and inspiration of German art. This book is a fully illustrated introduction to the life and art of Dürer, first published in 1905. T. Moore explores the whole of Dürer’s artistic career, and includes a biography, a study of his art, and a section on his ideas. This is a thorough analysis of the art of Dürer, and relates his work to his life and his background.

T. Sturge Moore also considers Albrecht Dürer’s outstanding work in printmaking, his woodcuts, his drawings, and his engravings.

Hardcover edition, with a full colour, case laminate cover.

Fully illustrated. Bibliography and notes. Painters Series. 344 pages.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781861716989
Publisher:	Crescent Moon Publishing
Publication date:	11/03/2017
Series:	Painters
Pages:	344
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.81(d)

Table of Contents

CONTENTS

A Note On the Text 9

PREFACE 15

PART I

CONCERNING GENERAL IDEAS IMPORTANT TO THE

COMPREHENSION OF DÜRER’S LIFE AND ART

I. THE IDEA OF PROPORTION 18

II THE INFLUENCE OF RELIGION ON THE CREATIVE

IMPULSE 35

PART II

DÜRER’S LIFE IN RELATION TO THE TIMES IN WHICH HE

LIVED

I. DÜRER’S ORIGIN, YOUTH, AND EDUCATION 69

II. THE WORLD IN WHICH HE LIVED 83

III. DÜRER AT VENICE 93

IV. HIS PATRONS AND FRIENDS 108

V. DÜRER, LUTHER, AND THE HUMANISTS 138

VI. DÜRER’S JOURNEY TO THE NETHERLANDS 148

VII. DÜRER’S LAST YEARS 170

PART III

DÜRER AS A CREATOR

I. DÜRER’S PICTURES 208

II. DÜRER’S PORTRAITS 222

III. DÜRER’S DRAWINGS 233

IV. DÜRER’S METAL ENGRAVINGS 248

V. DÜRER’S WOODCUTS 261

VI. DÜRER’S INFLUENCES AND VERSES 269

PART IV

DÜRER’S IDEAS

I. THE IDEA OF A CANON OF PROPORTION FOR THE

HUMAN FIGURE 275

II. THE IMPORTANCE OF DOCILITY 296

III. THE LOST TRADITION 308

IV. BEAUTY 312

V. NATURE 317

VI. THE CHOICE OF AN ARTIST 320

VII. TECHNICAL PRECEPTS 326

VIII. IN CONCLUSION 330