Literature about Durer fills library shelves. Does this mean
everything has already been said about the artist? Far from it,
according to the scholars at the Germanisches Nationalmuseum and
their international partners in the Early Durer Project. This book
deals with the core phenomena of Durers early work, ranging from
the artists biography and surroundings to the question of Durers
role as the archetype of the modern artist. New sociological
approaches allow us to interpret Durers ideal neighbourhood as a
source of inspiration for the artists work, resituating Durer in
the artistic context of his time, at an exciting crossroad between
the imitation of traditional painting and the self-conscious
renewal of his profession. Photographs of Durers early work, many
of which are new and published here for the first time, complete
the publication, which will establish a new basis for a modern
understanding of Germanys most famous artist.
關於作者:
Daniel Hess is a curator at the Germanisches
Nationalmuseum.
Thomas Eser is a curator at the Germanisches Nationalmuseum.