Friday 9 January 2015

Albrecht Dürer - part 7

1512-13c Self Portrait of the Sick Dürer 
pen and ink and watercolour on paper 11.8 x 10.8 cm 
Kunsthalle, Bremen

Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) was a German painter, engraver, printmaker, mathematician and theorist. Dürer revolutionised printmaking, elevating it to an independent art form. His high quality woodcuts established his reputation and influence across Europe when he was still in his twenties, and he is regarded as the greatest artist of the Northern Renaissance. His vast body of works include altarpieces and other religious works, numerous portraits and self-portraits, and copper engravings.

For more biographical notes see part 1. For earlier works see parts 1 - 6 also.


This is part 7 of a 9-part post on the works of Albrecht Dürer:




1511 Virgin and Child with a Pear 
engraving 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1511c View of Kalchreut 
watercolour and gouache on paper 21.6 x 31.3 cm 
Kunsthalle, Bremen

1512 Dead Bluebird 
watercolour on paper 28 x 20 cm 
Graphische Sammlung Albertina, Vienna

1512 Harrowing of Hell 
engraving 12 x 8 cm 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1512 Madonna of the Pear 
oil on wood 49 x 37 cm 
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

1512 Man of Sorrows with Hands Bound 
drypoint 11.5 x 7.4 cm 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1512 Saint Jerome by a Pollard Willow 
drypoint: second state of three 21 x 17.9 cm 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1512 St. Jerome in the Cave 
woodcut 17 x 12.5 cm 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1512 The Holy Family 
drypoint 21 x 18.1 cm 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1512 The Holy Family in an Enclosed Garden 
pen and reddish brown ink 26.8 x 19.8 cm 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1512 The Virgin Nursing the Child 
charcoal 41.8 x 28.8 cm 
Graphische Sammlung Albertina, Vienna

1512c Emperor Charlemagne and Emperor Sigismund 
oil and tempera on lindenwood 215 x 115 cm each panel with frame 
Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg

1512c Emperor Charlemagne 
oil on lindenwood 188 x 87.6 cm 
Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg

1512c Emperor Sigismund 
oil on lindenwood 187.7 x 87.5 cm 
Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg

1512c Knight on Horseback 
pen and and wash 23.9 x 17.3 cm 
Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan

1513 Knight, Death and the Devil 
engraving 24.4 x 18.9 cm 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1513 Sudarium displayed by Two Angels 
engraving 9.8 x 13.8 cm 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1513 The Virgin Seated Caressing the Child 
engraving 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1513-17  The Desperate Man 
engraving 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York


1514 Arion 
pen and ink and watercolour on paper 14 x 23 cm 
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

1514 Cupid the Honey Thief 
pen and ink and watercolour on paper 22 x 31 cm 
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

1514 Melancholia I 
copper engraving 23.7 x 18.7 cm 
Museum Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf, Germany

1514 Peasant Couple Dancing 
engraving 
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1514 Portrait of the Artist's Mother 
charcoal on paper 42.1 x 30.3 cm 
Staatliche Museen, Berlin

1514 Saint Jerome in His Study 
engraving 24.6 x 18.9 cm 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1514 Seated Woman 
pen 21.7 x 16.2 
Staatliche Museen, Berlin

1514 St. Paul 
engraving 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1514 St. Thomas 
engraving 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1514 The Bagpiper 
engraving 11.6 x 7.5 cm ( plate ) 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1514 The Nativity 
pen 31.3 x 21.7 cm 
Graphische Sammlung Albertina, Vienna

1514 Virgin and Child Seated by the Wall 
engraving 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1515 Agony in the Garden 
etching 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1515 Celestial Map of the Southern Sky 
woodcut 43.1 x 43.1 cm

1515 Male and Female Nudes 
pen 27.1 x 21.2 cm 
Städelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt

1515 Portrait of a Girl 
charcoal 42 x 29 cm 
Staatliche Museen, Berlin

1515 Rhinoceros 
pen 27.4 x 42 cm 
British Museum, London

1515 Rhinoceros 
woodcut 21.4 x 30 cm 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1515 Rhinoceros 
woodcut 23.5 x 29.8 cm 
Private Collection

1515 Stork 
pen and ink 
Musée d'Ixelles, Brussels

1515 The Celestial Map - Northern Hemisphere 
woodcut 61.3 x 45.6 cm 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1515 The Man of Sorrows Seated 
etching first state of three 11 x 6.5 cm ( sheet ) 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York


1515-17 Triumphal Arch:

1515-17 Triumphal Arch 
woodcut 341 x 292 cm 
Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg

1515-17 Triumphal Arch 
woodcut ( detail ) 
Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg

1515-17 The Betrothal of Mary of Burgundy from the Triumphal Arch 
woodcut 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1515-17 The Betrothal of Philip and Joanna 
woodcut 17.3 x 14.5 cm 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1515-17 The Congress of Princes at Vienna 
woodcut 17.5 x 15 cm 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York


The Triumphal Arch, printed from 195 blocks on 36 sheets with various scenes glorifying the house of Habsburg and Maximilian's military achievements, the Arch is divided in seven parts: the three gates of Honour, Praise, and Nobility; the central tower; the historical events of Maximilian's reign over the side gates; the busts of emperors and kings on the left the Emperor's kinsmen on the right; the round towers at either end; panels of text under each scene and five columns of text underneath; the word 'Halt' is gilt.

1515 Woodcut:


1515-17 Triumphal Arch
woodcut
British Museum, London

1515-17 Triumphal Arch 
woodcut ( detail ) 
Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg

1515-17 Triumphal Arch 
woodcut ( detail ) 
Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg

1515-17 Triumphal Arch 
woodcut ( detail ) 
Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg

1515-17 Triumphal Arch 
woodcut ( detail ) 
Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg

1515-17 Triumphal Arch 
woodcut ( detail ) 
Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg

1515-17 Triumphal Arch 
woodcut ( detail ) 
Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg

1515-17 Triumphal Arch 
woodcut ( detail ) 
Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg

1515-17 Triumphal Arch 
woodcut ( detail ) 
Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg

1515-17 Triumphal Arch 
woodcut ( detail ) 
Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg

1515-17 Triumphal Arch 
woodcut ( detail ) 
Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg

1515-17 Triumphal Arch 
woodcut ( detail ) 
Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg

1515-17 Triumphal Arch 
woodcut ( detail ) 
Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg

1516 Abduction of Proserpine 
etching 31.4 x 21.4 cm 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1516 Christ on the Cross between the Virgin and St. John 
woodcut 27.7 x 22.2 cm 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1516 Male and Female Nudes 
pen and ink 25.8 x 22.5 cm 
Städelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt

1516 Portrait of a Cleric 
parchment on canvas, 42.9 x 32 cm 
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

1516 Portrait of Michael Wolgemut 
oil  and tempera on lindenwood, 29 x 27 cm 
Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg

1516 The Apostle James the Elder 
tempera on canvas 45 x 38 cm 
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

1516 The Apostle Philip 
tempera on canvas, 46 x 37 cm 
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

2 comments:

  1. I enjoy your blog because your posts are always very thorough; thanks for that. You've got a typo for Durer's death date; it's 1528, not 1578.

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  2. Thank you Briza. Now corrected. A typo yes - the correct date was in the biography in part 1.

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