Dürer
$75.49
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
7 May 2012
Summary
Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) was the greatest artist of the Northern European Renaissance. Dürer’s virtuoso woodcuts and engravings ensured his fame throughout the Continent during his own lifetime. Yet he also produced an extraordinary output in other media—including painting, watercolour, and drawing—which encompasses riveting portraits and self-portraits, grand altarpieces, and meticulous studies of animals and nature.
In this major new monograph, Jeffrey Chipps Smith examines the my…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780714845609 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0714845604 |
| Author: | Jeffrey Chipps Smith |
| Publisher: | Phaidon Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | Phaidon Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 7 May 2012 |
| Weight: | 870g |
| Dimensions: | 220mm x 160mm x 26mm |
| Series: | Art & Ideas |
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Critics Review
”[Jeffrey Chipps Smith is] an established authority… An admirably lucid overview of the life and work of one the greatest and most various of all renaissance artists.“—The Spectator
On the Art & Ideas series
”Art & Ideas has broken new ground in making accessible authoritative views on periods, movements and concepts in art. As a series it represents a real advance in publishing.“—Sir Nicholas Serota, Director, Tate London
“The format is wonderful and offers what had long been missing in academic studies: usable manuals for specific themes or periods… I am definitely not alone in welcoming Art & Ideas as a precious set of teaching tools.“—Joachim Pissarro, Yale University
“Phaidon’s series may prove to be the pick of the crop. It boasts expert but undogmatic texts and a wealth of illustrations.“—The Sunday Telegraph
About The Author
Jeffrey Chipps Smith
Jeffrey Chipps Smith holds the Kay Fortson Chair in European Art at the University of Texas at Austin. His books include German Sculpture of the Later Renaissance (1994) and Sensuous Worship: The Jesuits and the Early Catholic Reformation in Germany (2003).
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