阿尔布雷特·丢勒是各种媒体的大师,但在木刻设计中,他的创作天才达到了最高水平。这里是他现存的所有木刻,收集了300多幅伟大的作品,包含了世界艺术爱好者长期珍藏的所有熟悉的切割:著名的圣母生活系列,约翰启示录(17个切割),伟大的激情,圣杰罗姆在他的研究中,参孙与狮子战斗,伊卡洛斯的秋天,六个结,男人的沐浴,圣克里斯托弗,荣耀的圣母,犀牛,1523年的最后晚餐,来自丢勒的“测量的艺术”和他的四本关于人类的书的插图这本书是这些作品的唯一来源。 虽然神圣的主题占主导地位(神圣的家庭,基督生活的场景,受难等。《圣徒传》、《旧约全书》各集),还有许多其他主题。有历代杰出人物的肖像、书籍插图(世俗和宗教)、盾形纹章、天体和地球、动物、神话和历史主题等。图版一般按照时间顺序排列,让读者可以看到丢勒艺术的发展。从多节的人物和风景中,人们可以看到在这一领域无与伦比的个人风格和技巧的出现。 坎贝尔·道奇森的介绍和威利·库尔特博士的34页文字指南讨论了围绕每件作品真实性的证据和争议,引用了所有重要的丢勒学者的意见;它们还为读者提供了这些作品的历史背景以及丢勒的生活和时代——从在纽伦堡当学徒到1520-1528年的最后作品。 所有的木刻都复制得非常精细。这本书对于专业艺术史学家和评论家来说是不可或缺的。对任何有审美兴趣的门外汉来说,这将是只有伟大的艺术才能提供的刺激和满足的源泉。 Albrecht Dürer was a master in various media, but it was in woodcut design that his creative genius reached its highest expression. Here are all of his extant woodcuts, a collection of over 300 great works containing all the familiar cuts long treasured by the world's art lovers: the celebrated series on the Life of the Virgin, The Apocalypse of John (17 cuts), The Great Passion, St. Jerome in his Study, Samson Fighting the Lion, The Fall of Icarus, The Six Knots, The Men's Bath, St. Christopher, The Virgin in Glory, The Rhinoceros, The Last Supper of 1523, illustrations from Dürer's "The Art of Measurement" and from his four books on human proportion, and many others, including much little-known material. This book is the only available source for many of these works. Although sacred subjects predominate (the Holy Family, scenes from Christ's life, crucifixion, etc., the lives of the saints, Old Testament episodes), many other motifs are treated. There are portraits of prominent men of the ages, book illustrations (secular and religious), coats of arms, the celestial and terrestrial globes, animals, mythological and historical themes, etc. The plates are arranged generally in chronological order permitting the reader to view the development of Dürer's art. From out of the gnarled figures and landscapes one can see the emergence of an individualistic style and skill unrivaled in this sphere. An introduction by Campbell Dodgson and a 34-page textual guide to the plates by Dr. Willi Kurth discuss the evidence and controversies surrounding the authenticity of each work, citing the opinions of all the important Dürer scholars; they also furnish the reader with the historical background of the cuts and of Dürer's life and times — from the years of apprenticeship in Nuremberg to the last works of 1520–1528. All of the woodcuts are reproduced in excellent detail. This book is indispensable for the professional art historian and critic. To the layman with any aesthetic interests at all it will be a source of stimulation and satisfaction that only great art can provide.
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