Albrecht Dürer. The Complete Paintings.

Albrecht Dürer, painter, graphic artist, theorist and pioneer, is the undisputed genius of the Northern Renaissance. His portraits of nobility made him famous, his drawings, watercolors and prints elevated these media to serious art forms. TASCHEN's coffee-table book 'Albrecht Dürer. The Complete Paintings' explores his stunning versatility, extraordinary career and lasting legacy.

Albrecht Dürer was a visionary who was not limited to one medium. He built a career that encompassed painting, graphic art, drawing and art theory, mastering each with stunning skill. He was famous during his lifetime for his portraits of princes and patricians, and his radiant drawings and watercolors transformed the sketch into an art form in its own right: works such as Young Hare are marvels of observation, capturing life with a precision and sensitivity that still amaze today.

Featuring all known paintings - many of them reproduced with brand-new photography - and nearly 500 drawings, this elegant coffee-table book provides a close look at the genius of Dürer. From monumental altarpieces to intimate portraits, from delicate studies of the world around him to bold experiments, it reveals an artist who was both of his time and far ahead of his time, an innovator whose vision remains relevant today. More than a compendium, it is an ode to a polymath who continues to amaze and inspire.

Specifications
Title: Albrecht Dürer. The Complete Paintings.
Author: Christof Metzger
Publisher: Taschen
Format: 290 x 395 x 100 mm
Size: 798 pages
Weight: 7.76 kg
Language: English
Material: Hardcover
ISBN: 9783836581455

View our extensive range of luxury art books of the world's most famous old and new masters; from Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Vermeer, Warhol, KAWS, Hockney, Basquiat and many others.