Exhibition of Albert Durer's Engravings, Etchings, and Dry-Points, and of Most of the Woodcuts Executed from His Designs


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Excerpt from Exhibition of Albert Durer's Engravings, Etchings, and Dry-Points, and of Most of the Woodcuts Executed From His Designs: Selected From the Collection of Mr. Henry F. Sewall, of New York, and From the Gray Collection Belonging to Harvard College; Together With Eight Original Drawings From the Collection Von Franck; November 15, 1888, to January 15, 1889 OF all the artists whose names are in everybody's mouth, Durer 15 the one least understood. Max Allihn IS quite right when he says of some of his compositions that they may be fittingly likened to the sphinx of the old legend, for they attack every one who, either as critic or historian, or harmless wanderer, enters the realm of art, and propose to him their insolvable riddles. And if the truth were told, it would be found that all so attacked were vanquished, and that they ought to be counted among the dead. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.







Exhibition of Albert Dürer's Engravings, Etchings, and Dry-Points, and Most of the Woodcuts Executed From His Designs


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This exhibition catalog showcases a collection of engravings, etchings, dry-points, and woodcuts designed by the famous German artist Albert Dürer. The works were selected from the collection of Mr. Henry F. Sewall of New York, and from the Gray Collection belonging to Harvard College. The catalog is a visual treat for art lovers and collectors. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.







Exhibition of Albert Dürer's Engravings, Etchings, and Dry-Points, and Most of the Woodcuts Executed from His Designs; Selected From


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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1888 edition. Excerpt: ... of that aristocratic intellectual tendency which desires above all to secure the theoretical standpoint of knowledge, attaching itself exclusively to the governing classes, and keeping carefully clear of the people and their life. This wise man, were he to speak, would cry out in the words of Goethe's scholar in the second part of ' Faust': ' The present leads us to exaggeration. I seek in what is written my salvation.'" The three fragments of the supposed series of the Four Temperaments, "The Knight, Death, and The Devil," "Melancholy," and "St. Jerome in his Chamber," fully deserve the fame and favor which they have so long commanded, for they are of all Durer's engravings those in which he most transcends the limits of his slavery to outward formality and rises into that higher artistic realm where the emotions have control. These three prints are the nearest approach to " Stiin-mungsbilder " in Durer's engraved work. He begins to realize here, even if he never learned fully to comprehend, the power that lies in effects of light: --the somber gloom of " The Knight, Death, and the Devil," the weird, unearthly glitter of the " Melancholy," the soft, tranquil sunshine of the " St. Jerome," are all in accordance with the subjects themselves, surrounding them with an appropriate atmosphere, which helps to emphasize the ideas embodied in the subject. One is almost tempted to despair of Mr. Ruskin's ability to be just, reading such a passage as this in his " Ariadne " " People are always talking of his Diirer's Knight and Death, and his Melancholia, as if those were his principal works. They are his characteristic ones, and show what he might have been without his anatomy; but they were mere byeplay compared to his Greater Fortune and Adam and Eve...".













The Complete Engravings, Etchings and Drypoints of Albrecht Drer


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All of Dürer's works in three mediums are reproduced in this edition. Among them are his most famous works, Knight, Death and Devil; Melencolia I; and St. Jerome in His Study. Also included are portraits of his contemporaries, including Erasmus of Rotterdam and Frederick the Wise, as well as six engravings formerly attributed to Dürer.