Durer's Drawings for the Prayer-Book of Emperor Maximilian I

53 Plates

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Art History
Cover of the book Durer's Drawings for the Prayer-Book of Emperor Maximilian I by , Dover Publications
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: ISBN: 9780486782447
Publisher: Dover Publications Publication: January 15, 2014
Imprint: Dover Publications Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9780486782447
Publisher: Dover Publications
Publication: January 15, 2014
Imprint: Dover Publications
Language: English

Regarded as the greatest of the German Renaissance artists, Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) created a vast body of work that ranges from altarpieces to copper engravings and portraits. Painter, printer, draughtsman, and art theorist, he remains most famous for his woodcuts.
Dürer's primary patron from 1512 onward was the Holy Roman Emperor and King of the Germans, Maximilian I. Among other commissions, the artist drew these 45 pages of marginal drawings for the monarch's prayer book. Dürer's playful sketches of angels, saints, dragons, musicians, and cherubs reveal a lighthearted and witty side to an artist better known for his more sober visions. These prayer book drawings remained unknown until their 1808 facsimile publication. This volume is the only edition of these images currently in print, and it features eight additional drawings by other artists as well.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Regarded as the greatest of the German Renaissance artists, Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) created a vast body of work that ranges from altarpieces to copper engravings and portraits. Painter, printer, draughtsman, and art theorist, he remains most famous for his woodcuts.
Dürer's primary patron from 1512 onward was the Holy Roman Emperor and King of the Germans, Maximilian I. Among other commissions, the artist drew these 45 pages of marginal drawings for the monarch's prayer book. Dürer's playful sketches of angels, saints, dragons, musicians, and cherubs reveal a lighthearted and witty side to an artist better known for his more sober visions. These prayer book drawings remained unknown until their 1808 facsimile publication. This volume is the only edition of these images currently in print, and it features eight additional drawings by other artists as well.

More books from Dover Publications

Cover of the book The Light Princess and Other Fairy Tales by
Cover of the book An Introduction to Probability and Stochastic Processes by
Cover of the book Human Anatomy in Full Color by
Cover of the book Elementary Quantum Chemistry, Second Edition by
Cover of the book Fourier Analysis on Groups by
Cover of the book The Notebooks for The Idiot by
Cover of the book The Moonlit Road and Other Ghost and Horror Stories by
Cover of the book General Topology by
Cover of the book Doré's Illustrations for Don Quixote by
Cover of the book Hand Bookbinding by
Cover of the book Johnny Crow's Picture Book by
Cover of the book Quantum Mechanics of Molecular Rate Processes by
Cover of the book The Revolution Betrayed by
Cover of the book Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science by
Cover of the book Victorian Murderesses by
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy