Durer (Art & Ideas)

AuthoritativeyethighlyapproachablenewmonographofthegreatGermanartistAlbrechtDurer(1471-1528)BothacomprehensiveintroductiontoandaninsightfulreappraisalofthelifeandworksofthemostfamousNorthEuropeanRenaissanceartist.JeffreyChippsSmithseekstodemystifyDurerbyconsideringhislifeandartwithinthecontextofhisfascinatingandtumultuousage,analysingthemythsandexplaininghisartisticprocesses.AllDurer'smajorworks,fromprestigiousaltarpiecestowell-knownprintsanddrawings,areillustratedgenerouslyandexploredindepth.Richlyillustratedwithmorethan200colourreproductions,withglossary,biographies,chronology,mapsandafurtherreadinglistsupportingthetext.