Albrecht Durer: A Guide to Research (Artist Resource Manuals) [Hardcover]

Jane Campbell Hutchison (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 3, 2000 | ISBN-10: 0815321147 | ISBN-13: 978-0815321149 | Edition: 1

Hutchison's book is a complete guide on Durer and the research on his work, his historical import and his aesthetic legacy.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

This workmanlike biography dispels misconceptions that surround the German artist. Illustrations.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

From Library Journal

This fascinating biography illuminates the life of one of the world's true artistic geniuses. Drawing on the artist's personal journals, diaries, and letters, and Agnes Durer's will, Hutchison documents Durer's international popularity and interaction with the royal, political, and religious leaders of a turbulent pre-Reformation Europe. The text follows the talented young artist from his childhood and apprenticeship as both a goldsmith and painter in Nuremberg to being a well-traveled journeyman, printmaker, publisher, author, and painter. It closes with a description of the artistic and social impact Durer had on the Northern Renaissance and future artists, including his relationship to both Catholic and Lutheran issues of the Reformation. Highly recommended.
- Stephen Allan Patrick, East Tennessee State Univ. Lib., Johnson City
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 408 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (August 3, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0815321147
• ISBN-13: 978-0815321149
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,459,947 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent peek into the world of Durer, September 25, 1998

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Karl Haight-Boyd ([e-mail]) (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Albrecht Durer (Paperback)

After collecting my 15th Durer book I found a friend who was travelling to Germany and asked for a book IN GERMAN about Durer. The book she brought was actually the book written in english and translated to German. I was delighted! This caused me to reread the english and follow along, as best I could, with the german text. What a pleasure and an underscore to how multitalented and unenjoyed Durer is. From a precocious 12 year old {doing one of the first recognized self portaits} to a traveller of the world, seeker of perspective truth and with humor at his side {read his letters to his friend Pirckhiemer}. Jane C.Hutchinson tells a story worth reading whether you are an artist or just someone who recognizes beauty.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An error by Amazon, June 15, 2010

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Dr. Robert H. Getscher (OH United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Albrecht Durer: A Guide to Research (Artist Resource Manuals) (Hardcover)

While Hutchison's "Guide to Research" is outstanding -- I turn to it ofen -- all of the material in Amazon's entry is about her biography of Durer, another excellent and very separate volume. Amazon has conflated the two, harming both books.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent peek into the world of Durer, October 4, 2005

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Karl Haight (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Albrecht Durer (Paperback)

After collecting my 15th Durer book I found a friend who was travelling to Germany and asked for a book IN GERMAN about Durer. The book she brought was actually the book written in english and translated to German. I was delighted! This caused me to reread the english and follow along, as best I could, with the german text. What a pleasure and an underscore to how multitalented and unenjoyed Durer is. From a precocious 12 year old {doing one of the first recognized self portaits} to a traveller of the world, seeker of perspective truth and with humor at his side {read his letters to his friend Pirckhiemer}. Jane C.Hutchinson tells a story worth reading whether you are an artist or just someone who recognizes beauty.