German painter, engraver, Albrecht Dürer was the designer of woodcuts and major art theorist. Durer was born in Nuremberg and trained first under his father, a goldsmith. 
He was apprenticed (1486-90) to M. Wolgemut, in whose workshop he became familiar with the best work of contemporary German artists and with the recent technical advances in engraving and drawing for woodcuts.The Strange World of
Albrecht Dürer at
the Sterling and Francine ...
Jan 5, 2011 by Michael Miller
Albrecht Dürer, Knot with a
Heart-Shaped Shield, c. 1507, Woodcut.
Sterling and Francine Art Institute 1968.280.
The Strange World of Albrecht Dürer
Curated by Jay Clarke Sterling and
Francine Clark Art Institute November ...
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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, Find Anyone Today!
the power of visual images and the role of censorship.
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