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by Albrecht Durer, 1513, engraving. 93/4 x 73/8. "Technically this is a teat that has never been equaled," asserts Rubenstein. "That's probably net the most important aspect of this engraving, but because it's so technically perfect, Durer moves into another realm from other engravers." Albrecht Darer (1471~1528) is arguably the greatest printmaker in history. He published more than 350 engravings and woodcut and rcompleted at least 35 oil paintings, generating more than a thousand pelimiriary drawings and watercolors in the process. Darer created a number of widely known and iconic prints, and the Nuremberg artist is highly respected and influential among drawers. His nuanced depiction of forms - no easy feat with a rigid, unforgiving engraving tool - is the reason so many drafsmen study and marvel at his work.
"His drawing comes out of a printmaker's sensibility," comments Rubenstein. He cannot lay down tone; he has to hatch. And nobody stays on the form with the ruthlessness of Durer." He was virtuosic, but perhaps not innovative. "I think.' he received a lot from the Italians,'' says Rubenstein, in reference to the artist's visit to Venice to see a friend and investigate the art and ideas of Renaissance Italy. But his talent wasn't just in the execution of his technique. Diirer packed a lot of content in engravings such as Knight, Death, and Devil - including two phantasmagorical figures that fascinate yet don't dominate the rest of the composition - but the eye easily grasps the main idea when it isn't feasting on marvelously rendered roots and pebbles. You respond to the intensity and density, of the image," Rubenstein says. "Darer depicts the bizarreness of natural phenomena in great detail, yet he is able to keep the big cote-position dear and strong with all this going on. He knows that even within the gnarliness of the trees he has to back off a little bit so the hourglass can come forward. He controls so much - he's like a juggler that has 30 balls up in the air." Resources The Complete Engravings, Etchings, and Drypoints of Albrecht Direr, by Albrecht Direr (Dover Publications, Mineola, New York, New York) Albrecht Daterand His Legacy: The Graphic Work of a Renaissance Artist, by Giulia Bartrum (Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey)
by Albrecht Durer, 1514, engraving. 9 5/8x 7 3/8. "Who else but Direr could have possibly engraved the sunlight coming in through the window?" asks Rubenstein. |
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