Albrecht Dürer

Albrecht DU+00FCrer was a prolific painter, draughtsman, printmaker, and writer. Now considered by many scholars the greatest of all German artists, he not only executed paintings and drawings of the highest quality but also made a major contribution to the development of printmaking, especially engraving, and to the study of anthropometry. This fully illustrated Grove Art Essentials title explores DU+00FCrer's life and work, delving into his working methods, character, personality, and theoretical writings, with an exploration of the critical reception and posthumous reputation that have made him an enduring fixture of the art historical cannon.

Peter Strieder was a German art historian and curator of the Germanisches Nationalmuseum

Albrect DU+00FCrerI. Life and work.1. Apprenticeship and early travels, to spring 1494.2. Nuremberg and first visit to Italy, May 1494 to late spring 1495.3. Nuremberg, 14951500.4. Expansion of the workshop and first studies of proportion, 150005.5. Second visit to Italy, 15057.6. Years of rational synthesis, 150712.7. The achievement of Classical form, 151220.8. Journey to the Netherlands, 152021.9. The last years, 15218.II. Working methods and technique.1. Workshop organization.2. Media.III. Theoretical writings.IV. Character and personality.V. Critical reception and posthumous reputation.WritingsBibliographyMonographsCatalogues raisonn?sGeneral print cataloguesExhibition cataloguesFacsimile editionsReproductionsBibliographiesSpecialist Studies