ALBRECHT DURER And His Legacy: The Graphic Work Of A Renaissance Artist

black hardcover 4to ~ 4º (quarto ~ 9"x11"). large "coffee table" book, international or priority shipping will cost extra. dustwrapper in protective brodart book jacket cover. very fine cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in very fine cond. as new. not worn or torn or price clipped (no price listed). nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing (nap). glossy color frontis. 320p. glossy pages throughout. 85 full color plates. 267 b&w illustrations. bibliographic abbreviations. index of people. index of works by Durer. art history. art books. biography. ~ Albrecht Dürer is the most significant and admired artist of the northern Renaissance, Tracing his work and influence from the earliest part of his career to his powerful posthumous role in German art and politics, this richly illustrated book surveys all of the artist's best~known prints as well as numerous drawings and watercolors. The catalogue of a greatly anticipated exhibition of Dürer's work~including loans of many precious works rarely seen by the public~ this volume features 85 color and 267 black~and~ white illustrations. It follows Dürer's career from his first work in the medieval tradition of Martin Schongauer, through his Italian education in the classical tradition, to his sophisticated development of the woodcut and engraving techniques that changed the history of printmaking. The book examines Dürer's long~lived influence, from the obsession of artists and collectors with his work during the late sixteenth century to the iconic status he acquired amid the rise of German nationalism in the nineteenth century. It considers how the popularity of his images migrated into a range of materials as diverse as porcelain and banknotes. This assessment of his art and legacy concludes with a contemplation of Durer's famous print, Melencolia I, written by the Nobel Prize~winning German novelist Günter Grass, himself a printmaker. Offering a much~needed fresh look at the work of a major Renaissance artist, this handsome book is certain to deepen the broad international appreciation that Dürer's work already enjoys.…