Albrecht Altdorfer and the Origins of Landscape - Softcover

Wood, Christopher S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1861890362 ISBN 13: 9781861890368

Publisher: Reaktion Books, 2003

Synopsis

The first independent landscapes in European art were produced in southern Germany in the early 16th century by Albrecht Altdorfer of Regensburg (c. 14801538). Entirely empty of subject matter, and elevating the natural world from its more usual pictorial role as a setting, Altdorfer's masterful landscapes mark the origins of a self-consciously German style. Christopher Wood's richly illustrated -assessment of his impact is a crucial contribution to the lit-erature on Northern Renaissance art.

About this title

About the Author:

Christopher S. Wood is Assistant Professor of the History of Art at Yale University.

Review:

Christopher Wood's book will immediately be recognized as a landmark in the art history of Northern Renaissance. An astonishing tour de force of scholarship, it is also written with exhilarating intellectual power. -- Simon Schama a study that is bound to become a standard work Independent on Sunday the well choosen illustrations are a revelation The Times excellent illustrations ... and detailed exuberant comments leave the reader in no doubt about Altdorfer's brilliance and originality -- Anthony Grafton The New York Review of Books sumptuous Daily Telegraph

About this edition

• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1861890362
• ISBN 13: 9781861890368
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 264