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Dürer's drawings for the prayer-book of Emperor Maximilian I : 53 plates

Holy Roman Emperor and King of the Germans Maximilian I was Albrecht Dürer's main patron from 1512 onward. These 45 pages of marginal drawings for the ruler's prayer book, unknown till their 1808 facsimile publication, reveal the artist's lighthearted and witty side. Includes 8 addit...

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Main Author: Dürer, Albrecht (KünstlerIn)
Document Type: Book
Language:English
German
Published: Mineola, New York : Dover Publications, Inc. , [2014]
Edition:Dover edition
Series:Dover books on fine art
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Author Notes:Albrecht Dürer
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Summary:Holy Roman Emperor and King of the Germans Maximilian I was Albrecht Dürer's main patron from 1512 onward. These 45 pages of marginal drawings for the ruler's prayer book, unknown till their 1808 facsimile publication, reveal the artist's lighthearted and witty side. Includes 8 additional drawings by other artists and a new Introduction.(Quelle: Verlag)
Physical Description:53 Blätter 28 cm
ISBN:9780486493862
0486493865