Perhaps Durer saw himself, not as the saviour of the world, but as the saviour and creator of art! Albrecht Durer's Woodcuts and Engravings. Durer improved the printing techniques of the time and expanded the subject matter that they depicted. Instead of the tradition of making engravings to...
Durer'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 ...
(Biography)Albrecht(ˈalbrɛçt). 1471–1528, German painter and engraver, regarded as the greatest artist of the German Renaissance and noted particularly as a draughtsman and for his copper engravings and woodcuts Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © ...
Towards the end of the century (1497—1500), Durer produced an impressive series of religious woodcuts. Indeed, it was in 1513—1514 that Durer produced the three extraordinary engravings ("Knight, Death and DeviP"; "Melencolia"; "Saint Jerome in his Cell”) that had a strong influence ...
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Albrecht Durer, painter and printmaker generally regarded as the greatest German Renaissance artist. His vast body of work includes altarpieces and religious works, numerous portraits and self-portraits, and copper engravings. His woodcuts retain a more