Length1h 21m
About this audiobook
Dürer is the greatest of German artists and most representative of the German mind. He, like Leonardo, was a man of striking physical attractiveness, great charm of manner and conversation, and mental accomplishment, being well grounded in the sciences and mathematics of the day. His skill in draughtsmanship was extraordinary; Dürer is even more celebrated for his engravings on wood and copper than for his paintings. With both, the skill of his hand was at the service of the most minute observation and analytical research into the character and structure of form. Dürer, however, had not the feeling for abstract beauty and ideal grace that Leonardo possessed; but instead, a profound earnestness, a closer interest in humanity, and a more dramatic invention. Dürer was a great admirer of Luther; and in his own work is the equivalent of what was mighty in the Reformer. It is very serious and sincere; very human, and addressed the hearts and understanding of the masses. Nuremberg, his hometown, had become a great centre of printing and the chief distributor of books throughout Europe. Consequently, the art of engraving upon wood and copper, which may be called the pictorial branch of printing, was much encouraged. Of this opportunity Dürer took full advantage. The Renaissance in Germany was more a moral and intellectual than an artistic movement, partly due to northern conditions. The feeling for ideal grace and beauty is fostered by the study of the human form, and this had been flourishing predominantly in southern Europe. But Albrecht Dürer had a genius too powerful to be conquered. He remained profoundly Germanic in his stormy penchant for drama, as was his contemporary Mathias Grünewald, a fantastic visionary and rebel against all Italian seductions. Dürer, in spite of all his tense energy, dominated conflicting passions by a sovereign and speculative intelligence comparable with that of Leonardo. He, too, was on the border of two worlds, that of the Gothic age and that of the modern age, and on the border of two arts, being an engraver and draughtsman rather than a painter.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.4 (10)
Includes Amazon
GenreOther
Length1 hr 21 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 15, 2013
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
11. Self-Portrait, c.1493.
2Introduction
33. Warrior, c.1489.
44. Death of Orpheus, c.1494.
55. A Young Couple, 1492.
Show all chaptersShow less
66. Christ on Mount Olive, c.1515.
7Dürer’s Life
88. Two Stems of the Wild Peony,
99. Water Mill, c.1498.
1010. A Quarry,
1111. Pond in the Woods,
1212. View from Nuremberg, c.1492
1313. The Foot Bridge by the Gate to the Covered Market of Nuremberg, c.1496-1512.
1414. Three Lime Trees in a Meadow, c.1526.
1515. Fir Tree, 1495-1497.
1616. House by a Pond, c.1496.
1717. Tuft of Cowslips, c.1526.
1818. The Large Turf, c.1503.
1919. Steep Coast, 1496-1497.
2020. View of the Valley d’Arco, c.1502.
2121. Portrait of the Artist, 1500.
2222. Portrait of Oswald Krell, c.1499.
2323. Self-Portrait of the Artist (with Landscape),
2424. Portrait of Elspeth Tucher, c.1499.
2525. Portrait of a Young Woman, c.1505.
2626. Heraldic Emblems, c.1499.
2727. Madonna with Child, c.1498.
2828. Virgin with a Serin, c.1506.
2929. Madonna of the Pear, c.1526.
3030. Madonna of the Pink, 1516.
3131. The Virgin, the Child, and St. Anne, c.1519.
32The Painter
3333. Adoration of the Magi, 1504.
3434. The Feast of Rose Garlands, 1506.
3535. The Twelve year old Jesus among the Scribes, c.1506.
3636. Portrait of a Nobleman, c.1524.
3737. Emperor Maximilian I on Green Background, c.1519.
3838. Erasmus of Rotterdam, 1526.
3939. Hieronymus Holzschuher, c.1526.
4040. Portrait of a Young Woman, c.1506.
4141. Jakob Muffel, c.1526.
4242. Portrait of Dürer’s Father, 1484.
43The Woodcuts
4444. Adam and Eve, 1507.
4545. The Four Apostles, c.1526.
4646. Head of a Bearded Old Man with a Cap,
4747. Three Studies of a Helmet, c.1514.
4848. Loth and His Family fleeing Sodoma, c.1494-1497.
4949. The Martyrdom of the Ten Thousand, c.1508.
5050. All Saints (Landau Altar), c.1508-1511.
DessousKlaus Carl25m3.3 (18)$15 · $0.00
SchuheKlaus Carl36m4.1 (32)$15 · $0.00
DürerKlaus Carl1h 42m4.1 (18)$8 · $0.00
RembrandtKlaus Carl1h 2m4.6 (18)$8 · $0.00
VelázquezKlaus Carl1h 32m4.6 (18)$8 · $0.00
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner et œuvres d'artKlaus Carl2h 21m$15 · $0.00
Portraits de ViergesKlaus Carl1h 39m$15 · $0.00
La Photographie érotique 120 illustrationsKlaus Carl1h 30m4.1 (12)$15 · $0.00
Virgin PortraitsKlaus Carl1h 22m$15 · $0.00
HerbierKlaus Carl1h 14m4.6 (11)$15 · $0.00
Retratos de la VirgenKlaus Carl1h 26m$15 · $0.00
ZapatosKlaus Carl1h 33m4.0 (50)$15 · $0.00
Kama Sutra 120 illustrationsKlaus Carl2h 6m3.8 (23)$15 · $0.00
LingerieKlaus Carl1h 14m3.2 (21)$15 · $0.00
ChaussuresKlaus Carl1h 18m4.4 (12)$15 · $0.00
RembrandtKlaus Carl1h 1m4.6 (14)$8 · $0.00
RembrandtKlaus Carl7m4.6 (12)$8 · $0.00
KirchnerKlaus Carl2h 1m4.6 (11)$13.50 · $0.00
HerbarioKlaus Carl1h 10m4.6 (10)$15 · $0.00
ZapatosKlaus Carl1h 37m4.5 (11)$13.50 · $0.00
The Holy Bible - 1 SamuelKing James2h 13m4.8 (1.6K)$3 · $0.00
The American Standard Bible — The Gospel of MatthewMatthew3h 56m4.7 (3K)$2 · $0.00
Bad Fat Black GirlSesali Bowen6h 32m4.7 (2.8K)$24 · $0.00
The King James Audio Bible New Testament CompleteChristopher Glyn20h 2m4.7 (2.6K)$12 · $0.00
Faiths CheckbookCharles Spurgeon12h 44m4.7 (3.2K)$11 · $0.00
Ten Things I Wish You Knew About Your Child's Mental HealthDr. Billy Garvey4h 53m4.7 (2.4K)$20 · $0.00
The Book of PsalmsUnknown Author5h 9m4.6 (18K)$10
Designing Terry Pratchett’s DiscworldPaul Kidby3h 52m4.7 (343)$20 · $0.00
The Chosen Book OneAmanda Jenkins, Kristen Hendricks, Dallas Jenkins3h 8m4.6 (4.9K)$10 · $0.00
The Lives of BrianBrian Johnson9h 45m4.6 (3.5K)$29 · $0.00
Expository Thoughts on the Gospel of LukeJ.C. Ryle27h 13m4.7 (536)$18 · $0.00
CrossroadsKaleb Dahlgren7h 56m4.6 (4.9K)$26 · $0.00
Across the RiverKent Babb11h 40m4.6 (927)$29 · $0.00
Brain Training for RidersAndrea Monsarrat Waldo5h 56m4.7 (550)$19 · $0.00
My Effin' LifeGeddy Lee17h 11m4.6 (13.1K)$40 · $0.00
Kings and PawnsHoward Bryant10h 9m4.6 (678)$29 · $0.00
The Elementia Chronicles #2: The New OrderSean Fay Wolfe11h 17m4.6 (841)$29 · $0.00
The ActsLuke2h 55m4.6 (19.7K)$12 · $0.00
Woodcraft and Camping (Annotated)George Washington Sears3h 30m4.6 (1.2K)$1.99 · $0.00
The Hate U GiveAngie Thomas11h 50m4.5 (1.1M)$8 · $0.00
You may also like
Aristotle in 90 MinutesPaul Strathern1h 16m3.6 (3.6K)$7
A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland & Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel JohnsonJames Boswell, Samuel Johnson23h 25m4.0 (4.7K)$40 · $0.00
In the South SeasRobert Louis Stevenson10h 43m3.8 (1.1K)$1.20 · $0.00
The Diary of John EvelynJohn Evelyn33h 51m4.0 (508)$1 · $0.00
DürerVictoria Charles1h 45m3.8 (35)$13.50 · $0.00
Bees, Shown to the ChildrenEllsion Hawks3h 1m$2.30
Roundabout to Moscow: An Epicurean JourneyJohn Bell Bouton10h 2m$2 · $0.00
A Journey to Crete, Costantinople, Naples and Florence: Three Months AbroadAnnie Vivanti4h 29m$2 · $0.00
A Bundle of Letters from over the SeaLouise B. Robinson6h 3m$2 · $0.00
Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and JapanPéter Vay10h 2m$2 · $0.00
'Up the Country': Letters Written to Her Sister from the Upper Provinces of IndiaEmily Eden12h 31m3.6 (95)$2 · $0.00
Letters from China and JapanHarriet Alice Chipman Dewey, John Dewey5h 5m$2 · $0.00
The Royal Observatory, GreenwichE. Walter Maunder7h 56m$1 · $0.00
The ThamesG. E. Mitton1h 17m$2 · $0.00
A Winter Tour in South AfricaFrederick Young3h 9m$2 · $0.00
In and Around BerlinMinerva Brace Norton5h 37m$2 · $0.00
HerbariumKlaus Carl51m4.3 (11)$15 · $0.00
Little Journey to Puerto RicoMarian Minnie George1h 48m$2 · $0.00
Travel words and phrases in TurkishJM Gardner1h 11m$7 · $0.00
Speaking of the TurksK. Ziya bey Mufti-zada5h 2m$2 · $0.00