Reframing Albrecht Drer by Andrea Bubenik - 9781409438472

Taylor & Francis

Focusing on the ways his art and persona were valued and criticized by writers, collectors, and artists subsequent to his death, this book examines the reception of the works of Albrecht D\u00FCrer. The author traces carefully how D\u00FCrer's paintings, prints, drawings and theoretical writings traveled widely, and were appropriated into new contexts and charged with different meanings. The volume includes illustrations of numerous imitative works after D\u00FCrer. > Focusing on the ways his art and persona were valued and criticized by writers, collectors, and artists subsequent to his death, this book examines the reception of the works of Albrecht D\u00FCrer. Andrea Bubenik's analysis highlights the intensive and international interest in D\u00FCrer's art and personality, and his developing role as a paragon in art historiography, in conjunction with the proliferation of portraits after his likeness. The author traces carefully how D\u00FCrer's paintings, prints, drawings and 3