Durer's Watercolors And Drawings from the Albertina

Albrecht Durer (1471-1528) is considered the reigning genius of the Northern European Renaissance. In Nuremberg Durer studied the artistic sciences, writing theoretical treatises on perspective and drawing, but by far his greatest and most influential works were his drawings, watercolors, engravings and woodcuts. The permanent collection of the Albertina in Vienna, holding many Durer master-pieces, includes the pre-eminent collection of the artist's drawings and watercolors. Durer's watercolors The Hare and The Great Piece of Turf; his chiaroscuro drawings The Praying Hands and The Elderly Man with a Beard; and his precocious silverpoint Self-Portrait at the Age of Thirteen, all form part of its magnificent collection. Presenting a selection of 100 watercolors and drawings as well as 35 related engravings and woodcuts, this stunning publication show-cases some of the finest images ever created. Including entries based on recent German and Austrian research, translated here for the first time, this work will combine extraordinary visual impact with first-class scholarship.Rebel, Ernst is the author of 'Durer's Watercolors And Drawings from the Albertina ', published 2005 under ISBN 9780853319191 and ISBN 0853319197.