Albrecht Durer
Born: May 21, 1471---Died: April 6, 1528
The Early Life of Albrecht Durer
Albrecht Durer: The Artist
Durer was patronized by several men, including Fredrick the Wise, Emperor Maximilian, and Charles V. Durer exemplifies scientific naturalism because of his portrayal of perspective (as seen above) and his detail of the natural world. Another thing that is shown by Durer is Individualism, and his ability to focus on every individual in his engravings and prints
Praying Hands
Melancholia
St. Jerome in his Study
Knight, Death, and the Devil
This piece can be closely linked to humanism because it glorifies mankind (knight), and ALSO represents individualism because it creates an individual character and mannerism for all of the life on this engraving.
The original engraving can be found at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. To see a digital copy either look above or click the following link: http://library.artstor.org/library/secure/ViewImages?id=%2FDFMaiMuOztdLS04ezV0RHYkUw%3D%3D
Works Cited
"Albrecht Dürer." Encyclopedia of World Biography. Detroit: Gale, 1998. Biography in Context. Web. 14 Nov. 2013.
"Albrecht Dürer." International Dictionary of Art and Artists. Gale, 1990. Biography in Context. Web. 14 Nov. 2013.
"Albrecht Dürer." World Eras. Ed. Norman J. Wilson. Vol. 1: European Renaissance and Reformation, 1350-1600. Detroit: Gale Group, 2001. Biography in Context. Web. 18 Nov. 2013.
Durer, Albrecht. Knight, Death, and the Devil. 1513. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. ARTstor.com.<http://library.artstor.org/library/secure/ViewImages?id=%2FDFMaiMuOztdLS04ezV0RHYkUw%3D%3D>.
Durer, Albrecht. Self Portrait with Gloves. 1498. Museo del Prado. ARTstor.com.<http://library.artstor.org/library/secure/ViewImages?id=4iFCeTg4NCciJy8laCt2KngqVXkhflx9fg%3D%3D>.