Delphi Complete Works of Albrecht Dürer

✍ Scribed by Albrecht Dürer

• Publisher: Delphi Classics
• Year: 2016
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 15 MB
• Edition: Illustrated
• Category: Fiction

✦ Synopsis

The greatest German Renaissance artist, Albrecht Dürer produced a vast body of works, including altarpieces, religious works, portraits, copper engravings and woodcuts. Dürer established his reputation and influence across Europe when he was still in his twenties, due to his high-quality woodcut prints and striking versatility. Delphi’s Masters of Art Series presents the world’s first digital e-Art books, allowing readers to explore the works of great artists in comprehensive detail. This volume presents Dürer’s complete paintings in beautiful detail, with concise introductions, hundreds of high quality images and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)

• The complete paintings of Albrecht Dürer — over 100 images, fully indexed and arranged in chronological and alphabetical order
• Includes reproductions of rare works
• Features a special ‘Highlights’ section, with concise introductions to the masterpieces, giving valuable contextual information
• Enlarged ‘Detail’ images, allowing you to explore Dürer’s celebrated works in detail, as featured in traditional art books
• Hundreds of images in stunning colour – highly recommended for viewing on tablets and smart phones or as a valuable reference tool on more conventional eReaders
• Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the paintings
• Easily locate the paintings you wish to view
• Includes Dürer's engravings and woodcuts - spend hours exploring the artist’s diverse works
• The artist’s famous memoir of his travels
• Features four bonus biographies - discover Dürer's artistic and personal life
• Scholarly ordering of plates into chronological order

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CONTENTS:

The Highlights
SAINT JOHN’S CHURCH
SELF PORTRAIT, 1493
SAINT JEROME IN THE WILDERNESS
VIRGIN AND CHILD BEFORE AN ARCHWAY
PORTRAIT OF ELECTOR FREDERICK THE WISE OF SAXONY
THE SEVEN SORROWS OF THE VIRGIN
SELF PORTRAIT, 1498
PORTRAIT OF OSWOLT KREL
SELF PORTRAIT WITH FUR-TRIMMED ROBE
LAMENTATION FOR CHRIST
A YOUNG HARE
ADORATION OF THE MAGI
FEAST OF THE ROSARY
ADAM AND EVE
MARTYRDOM OF THE TEN THOUSAND
MELENCOLIA I
PORTRAIT OF MICHAEL WOLGEMUT
THE FOUR APOSTLES

The Paintings
THE COMPLETE PAINTINGS
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF PAINTINGS

The Engravings
LIST OF ENGRAVINGS

The Woodcuts
LIST OF WOODCUTS

The Memoir
MEMOIRS OF JOURNEYS TO VENICE

The Biographies
DÜRER by Herbert Furst
DÜRER by M. F. Sweetser
ALBRECHT DÜRER by T. Sturge Moore
BRIEF BIOGRAPHY by Sidney Colvin

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✦ Subjects

#Religion & Spirituality