Albrecht Durer Essay

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This semester has brought us many different styles of art overall, they have many inspirations that they have been a part of and a unique style to them. Albrecht Durer was a great painter during his time and created works of art that can be seen for centuries that tells so much about that culture and what was really important overall. Not just a painter but good at printmaking, engraving, and mathematics, he was also a theorist, a prolific writer on viewpoint and the proportions of the humanoid body. This paper will focus on this artist that was studied, analytical, observant and meticulous and was self-confident as the great Michelangelo. We will highlight his life and his artistic style that made him a prominent figure …show more content…

Durer’s early training as a goldsmith is evident in his meticulous attention to detail, and in his decorative cloud and drapery patterns. Another thing is his painting really shows great detail when it comes to interpreting the human body, it seems very real in a sense. Albrecht Durer’s was directly influenced by the first-hand contact with the Italian Renaissance and can be seen in the close Italian art that he created largely. Now that we have dove into what makes Albrecht's painting irreplaceable, let's now look at some of his famous painting and why they are so important to evaluate.

Albrecht Durer Adam and Eve

This engraving is from our textbook and is the great example of an artist view from the religious aspect, you can clearly see the great detail that was done in this painting and there is a lot of things going on overall.

The what sticks out to me is the animals in the background, you can clearly see the great detail that Albrecht did and the many animals. The whole story of Adam and eve is all in this picture because you have the snake and apple. He did such a great job of creation but also getting all of the elements so that anyone who sees this picture can tell exactly what the story is from if they ever come across that particular bible

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