Description

Albrecht Durer (1471-1528) was a German painter, engraver, printmaker,
mathematician, and theorist from Nuremberg. His high-quality woodcuts
established his reputation and influence across Europe when he was still in
his twenties, and he has been conventionally regarded as the greatest
artist of the Northern Renaissance ever since. His vast body of work
includes altarpieces, religious works, numerous portraits and
self-portraits, and copper engravings. In this volume, numerous large-sized
illustrations showcase the artist s oeuvre, and authoritative texts
illustrate the decisive stages in the artist s life and in the development
of his work, explaining their significance in the context of his time and
for the following generations of artists.