Drer and his Culture [Paperback]

Albrecht D?rer in his cultural context.This collections attempts to set preeminent German Renaissance artist Albrecht DÜrer (1471 1528) in the cultural context of the early sixteenth-century. It offers analyses of and suggests relationships between DÜrer's work and aspects of his culture which have not received much attention in previous scholarship. These include views of nature and attitudes to collecting, patriotism and morality, witchcraft and the rituals of courtship, the power of visual images and the role of censorship.This collections attempts to set preeminent German Renaissance artist Albrecht DÜrer (1471 1528) in the cultural context of the early sixteenth-century. It offers analyses of and suggests relationships between DÜrer's work and aspects of his culture which have not received much attention in previous scholarship. These include views of nature and attitudes to collecting, patriotism and morality, witchcraft and the rituals of courtship, the power of visual images and the role of censorship.This collection attempts to set preeminent German Renaissance artist Albrecht DÜrer (1471-1528) in the cultural context of the early sixteenth century. It offers analyses of and suggests relationships between DÜrer's work and aspects of his culture that have not received much attention in previous scholarship. These include views of nature and attitudes to collecting, patriotism and morality, witchcraft and the rituals of courtship, the power of visual images and the role of censorship.List of illustrations; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; D?rer and his culture: an introduction Dagmar Eichberger, and Charles Zika; Part I. Artist and Environment: 1. Naturalia and artefacta: D?rer's nature drawings and early collecting Dagmar Eichberger; 2. Germanic patriotism in the age of D?rer Larry Silver; 3. The Michelfeldt Tapestry and contemporary European literature Wim H?sken; Part II. Image and Audience: 4. Wl#8