WithThe Magic Square, Carraro pays homage to Durer’sMelencoliaI and its magic square embedded in the wall in the etching’s upper right corner. The magic square is one in which the value across any set of vertical, horizontal or diagonal cells is always the same. From the cover’s embos...
During his youth,Albrecht Durer learned skills with his father,who was a goldsmith,and also with a local painter.But he showed a remarkable talent for printmaking,which at the time was the main method of illustrating books.This art form involved carving an image into a block of wood,inking ...
During his youth, Albrecht Durer apprenticed with his father, who was a goldsmith, and also with a local painter. But he showed a remarkable talent for printmaking, which at the same time was the main method of illustrating books. This art form involved carving an image into a block of wo...
I reallt enjoyed learning about Albrecht Durer. I had known a little about him in previous year of high school, but was not familiar with his art. I think it is amazing that he published a math textbook and proportions of the human face. That is something I could never have the patienc...
Upon his return to Nuremburg in 1495, Durer opened a workshop where he created The Young Hare and many other famous pieces. About the Artist Albrecht Durer was not just a painter, but an engraver, print-maker, a theorist and a mathematician. Albrecht was in his 20s when his prints ...
During his youth, Albrecht Durer learned skills with his father, who was a goldsmith, and also with a local painter. But he showed a remarkable talent for printmaking, which at the time was the main method of illustrating books. This art form involved carving an image into a block of wood...