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Albrecht Dürer's Four Apostles : image, word, and meaning

"The year 2026 means that 500 years have passed since Albrecht Dürer's monumental Four Apostles was completed, but these two panels continue to attract much scholarly and popular attention. This monograph argues persuasively that Dürer's diptych represents the artist's vision o...

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Main Author: Springer, Carl P. E. (Author, VerfasserIn)
Document Type: Book
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill , [2026]
Series:Mini-monographs in medieval and early modern studies volume 4
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Author Notes:by Carl P.E. Springer
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Summary:"The year 2026 means that 500 years have passed since Albrecht Dürer's monumental Four Apostles was completed, but these two panels continue to attract much scholarly and popular attention. This monograph argues persuasively that Dürer's diptych represents the artist's vision of ideal harmony even as it acknowledges the reality of distinct identities. Even five centuries later, this composition retains an uncanny ability to move viewers who live in very different times and places but still deal with the same issues of division and unity that challenged the artist, his church, and his city in the early sixteenth century." (Klappentext)
Item Description:Inlcudes bibliographical references (pages 105-115) and index
Physical Description:XI, 121 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm
ISBN:9789004745568
9004745564