Albrecht D�rer and the Venetian Renaissance - Hardcover

Luber, Katherine Crawford

9780521562881: Albrecht D�rer and the Venetian Renaissance

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521562880 ISBN 13: 9780521562881

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2005

Albrecht D�rer and the Venetian Renaissance examines twenty-five paintings by the German artist in an effort to reevaluate his relationship to contemporary Italian art and his status as a painter. Providing a technical analysis of these works, Katherine Crawford Luber explains how D�rer appropriated Venetian techniques and suggests that the artist was engaged in the exploration of an atmospheric, coloristic perspective. Luber also demonstrates how the Venetian alternative to 'scientific' perspective was integrated not only in D�rer's late paintings, but also in his later graphic oeuvre, which necessitates a reassessment of the critical partition of his painted and graphic work. Emphasizing D�rer's careful working methods, Luber argues that technique is an interpretable and critically important aspect of art works that should be integrated into mainstream art historical studies.

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Review:

'Dr Luber's concise and clearly argued book is a welcome addition to the D�rer literature.' Art Newspaper

Book Description:

This work examines twenty-five paintings by D�rer in an effort to reevaluate his relationship to contemporary Italian art and his status as a painter. Luber explains how D�rer appropriated Venetian techniques and suggests that the artist was engaged in the exploration of an atmospheric, coloristic perspective.

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