Renaissance in Germany In the early 16th century German art moved to the forefront of northern Europe culture. There were artists of great originality, imagination and strong individual character. Albrecht Durer (1471-1528) Lucas Cranach (1472-1553) Matthias Grunewald (1480-1528) Hans Holbein (1497-1543)
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Albrecht Durer (1471-1528) Self-portrait Oil on wood 20 x16”
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Renaissance in GermanyIn the early 16th century German art moved to the forefront of northern Europe culture. There were artists of great originality, imagination and
strong individual character.
Albrecht Durer (1471-1528)Lucas Cranach (1472-1553)
Albrecht Durer (1471-1528)Self-portraitOil on wood
20 x16”Durer was the leading artist
of German society. Fascinated by Classical
ideas, he had travelled to Italy to broaden his
knowledge. He was a strong believer in close observation of nature, and allied himself to the scientific studies of Leonardo da Vinci. Durer’s artwork is highly detailed and is distinguished by a
use of precise line.
Albrecht Durer (1471-1528)
“Young Hare”Watercoloron Paper10 x 9”1502
Albrecht Durer
(1471-1528)Self-portraitOil on wood
Albrecht Durer (1471-1528)
“Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse” 10 x 8”
Woodcut print on paperDurer was one of the first
artists in the Western world to use woodcut as a major art medium. His style was
precise, and highly detailed, requiring great technical
skill.
In 1498 he finished a series of 15 woodcuts illustrating
events from the Apocalypse section of the Bible. Most
printmakers use single lines; Durer massed fine lines
together to produce gray-value areas which imply
spatial depth.
Albrecht Durer (1471-1528)
Christ Descendingthe Cross
Woodcut Print on Paper
Melancholia I (1514) by German Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) is a large print full of complex symbolism. One of the four bodily humors in medieval thought, melancholy was associated with insanity as well as artistic prowess. In Dürer's work on paper, instruments of geometry, an exacting branch of mathematics in which the artist excelled, surround a downtrodden winged personification of the humor, perhaps a visual reference by the master to his own inability to realize perfection in design.
Albrecht Durer (1471-1528)
“The Four Apostles”
Oil on woodeach 85 x 30”
1526 This was painted
towards the end of Durer’s life. He
donated the two panels to the city of Nuremberg, to be hung in city hall.
Albrecht Durer
(1471-1528)Oil on wood
Albrecht Durer
(1471-1528)Oil on wood
Albrecht Durer
(1471-1528)Oil on wood
Albrecht Durer
(1471-1528)Self-portraitOil on wood
Lucas Cranach (1472-1553)
“The Judgement of Paris”
Oil on woodCranach painted many nudes of
Adam, Eve, and various gods from ancient mythology.
However, he painted them as German folk posed in rugged
outdoor settings rather than as Classic figures of Greek and
Roman times.
The light is not consistent: the landscape in this picture was
rendered with natural light, but the human figures are
illuminated by artificial, theatrical lighting unrelated to the fading sun in the distance.
Their strange anatomy is Mannerist, not realistic.
Lucas Cranach (1472-1553)
“The Judgement of Paris”
Oil on wood
Lucas Cranach (1472-1553)“Adam and
Eve”Oil on wood
Lucas Cranach
(1472-1553)“Salome”
Oil on wood
Lucas Cranach (1472-1553)
“Christ Crowned with Thorns”
Oil on panel, 1510AA After the whipping ordered by the
Roman governor Pilate, soldiers mocked Jesus because of his nickname 'King of the Jews'. He was stripped naked and
then dressed in a purple gown. They put a crown made out of thorn branches on
his head. According to the Gospel of John, this is how Jesus was presented to
the people ("Behold the man!").
Lucas Cranach shows the face of a suffering man who has accepted his fate. A few lines of blood show that the thorns
stuck deep into the skin.
Lucas Cranach (1472-1553) “Genesis- The Garden of God”Oil on wood Although this painting is filled with fine detail, it is not rendered in a realistic manner; objects are stylized and the
light is not naturalistic.
Matthias Grunewald (1480-1528)This artist was highly original, expressive and unique. His emotionally charged artwork was largely forgotten
until modern times. Grunewald worked on church commissions and as court painter in Germany.