Selasa, 24 Juni 2014

Paintings Of Durer

By Darren Hartley


Durer paintings include altarpieces, portraits and self-portraits, engravings and woodcuts. Albrecht Durer was regarded as the greatest German Renaissance artist. Albrecht was born on May 21, 1471, in Numberg. He travelled to Italy in 1494 and remained there until 1495. The Italian trip had a strong effect on Albrecht.

The fame of Durer paintings was broadcasted through engravings, and Italian artists started drawing on them for ideas. Albrecht left his native city for a 4 year period, presumably to visit Cologne and the Netherlands. His travels took him to Italy twice, in 1494-95 and 1505-07, visiting Venice and Bologne, and most probably, Florence and Rome.

The wealthy Nuremberg citizens were among the other patrons of Durer paintings, consisting of religious works. Among the pieces commissioned by these patrons included Lot Fleeing with His Daughters from Sodom, The Paumgartner Altarpiece, Lamentation for Christ and The Adoration of the Holy Trinity. These commissions were completed between 1498 and 1511.

It was in 1495 that Albrecht established his own workshop in Nuremberg. Durer paintings consisted of a lot of watercolour landscapes and nature studies throughout Albrecht's life. Most notable of these landscapes are Saint John's Church, House by a Pond, Willow Mill, A Young Hare and The Large Turf.

Durer paintings consisting of three engravings in 1513-1514 comprised Albrecht's greatest achievement in printmaking. These masterpieces were Knight, Death and the Devil, St. Jerome in His Study and Melencolia I. Albrecht worked for Emperor Maximilian after completing these engravings. In celebration of the Emperor's achievements, he was commissioned to design a huge print entitled The Triumphal Arch.

Durer paintings consisted of over 350 woodcuts and engravings, which appeared with his famous AD monogram. At least 60 of Albrecht's oil paintings have survived. There are a thousand of his drawings and watercolours, saved on paper, sometimes inscribing them with his monogram, the year it was completed and a few words of explanation about the subject matter.




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