Review
"The strength of this volume rests in the diversity of approaches taken by the contributors....the individual articles highlight important aspects of DÜrer's work and early modern culture from a wide range of perspectives. The main target of this book might be art historians, but all sixteenth-century scholars will certainly profit from the various insights offered here." Albrecht Classen, German Studies Review
"The book is well produced, scrupulously documented, and has a single select bibliogrpahy." HNA Newsletter
Book Description
This collection attempts to set preeminent German Renaissance artist Albrecht DÜrer (1471-1528) in the cultural context of the early sixteenth century. It offers analyses of and suggests relationships between DÜrer's work and aspects of his culture that have not received much attention in previous scholarship. These include views of nature and attitudes to collecting, patriotism and morality, witchcraft and the rituals of courtship, the power of visual images and the role of censorship.
Durer and His Culture FROM THE PUBLISHER
This collection attempts to extend and deepen understanding of the political, social and cultural contexts through which the meanings of Durer's works can be perceived, and to focus on images which provide insights into his rich cultural milieu. Expanding views of nature and landscape, cultural strategies of collecting, the construction of national cultural identity, the humanist concern for a moral life, the transgressions of sexual order and the gendered rituals of courtship are just some of the contemporary discourses and practices to which Durer's works are linked.
Art & Photography
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