Albrecht Durer

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Albrecht Durer

• The Northern Renaissance Leonardo DaVinci (except
  Durer completed his work)

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Invented trademark signature or logo as a means
to prevent illegal copies of his work.Won
lawsuit against an Italian artist -Marcantonio
Raimondi - for copying his work without
permission.First lawsuit of its kind.
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Interested in making images that appealed to the
masses.Master printmaker, draughtsman, painter
and mathematician.
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EngravingsPrints made Durer internationally
famous (and wealthy) during his lifetime.His
family sold his prints in a variety of venues to
the middle class-the artwork was affordable.
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Figure 23-5 ALBRECHT DÜRER, Knight, Death, and
the Devil, 1513. Engraving, 9 5/8 x 7 3/8.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
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Death
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Christian Knighta soldier of God
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Devil
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Faithful
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Figure 23-1 ALBRECHT DÜRER, The Fall of Man
(Adam and Eve), 1504. Engraving, 9 7/8 x 7 5/8.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (centennial gift of
Landon T. Clay).
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Cat and MouseSymbol of tension between Adam and
Eve
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Animals symbols of four body fluids.Based on
theories developed by Greek physician Hippocrates
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Elkmelancholicblack bile spleenearthirritable
SYMBOL OF THE ARTIST
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Oxphlegmaticphlegmbrain, lungswatercalm
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Rabbbitsanguinebloodliverairhopeful
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Catcholericyellow bilegall
bladderfirebad tempered
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Details of nature
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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
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Bishop being eaten by a monster
(Counter-Reformation)
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Death rides a pale horse.
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Famine with scales( weighing food )
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War with sword
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The plague with a bow and arrow. Arrow wounds
look similar to plague sores.
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These two works are by the same artist. Identify
the artist. Using both works, discuss ways in
which the works reflect the artists medieval
roots as well as his awareness of Italian
Renaissance innovations.( 2001 test question 10
minutes)
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Drawn from a description of a rhino-Durer never
laid eyes on the actual animal.Considered a
realistic depiction in Germany until the 18th
century.
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Last Judgment
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Melancholymela-Greek for blackimage of artist
as moody uninspired genius
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Bat also a symbol of melancholy( Only comes out
at night )
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Studies of Nature
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Figure 23-4 ALBRECHT DÜRER, Great Piece of Turf,
1503. Watercolor, 1 3/4 x 1 3/8. Albertina,
Vienna.
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Meticulous study of nature influenced by Leonardo
Da Vinci.
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Self Portraits(and paintings)
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Age 13 ( engraving )
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Age 22
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Age 26
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Age 28Painted himself in the image of
Christ.Considered a comment on how God made
Jesus in the image of man.
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Figure 23-6 ALBRECHT DÜRER, Four Apostles, 1526.
Oil on wood, each panel 7 1 x 2 6. Alte
Pinakothek, Munich.
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