Nuremberg and its art to the end of the 18th century. (1905) (14774311941)

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Title: Nuremberg and its art to the end of the 18th century.

Year: 1905 (1900s)

Authors: Rée, Paul Johannes, b. 1858 Palmer, G. H. (George Henry), b. 1871, tr

Subjects: Art

Publisher: London : H. Grevel & Co. New York : C. Scribner's Sons (etc., etc.)

Contributing Library: Boston Public Library

Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library

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Fig. 70. Diirer: Peasants dancing. Engraving. ALBERT DUKEK. 113 scape painting, which flourished so wonderfully there. The farm premises inthe engraving of The Prodigal Son (fig. 71) strike one as being quite Dutchin style.

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Fig. 71. Diirer: The Prodigal Son. Engraving. Diirers engravings are rich in landscape-work, and would alone be quitesufficient to give us some idea of his importance as a landscapist, w^hile hispaintings also offer much evidence therefor. In this connection it is onlynecessary to recall the misty river-view of the All Saints picture, but mostimportant of all evidences for it are the landscape studies drawn in monochrome,water colour, or body colour, and preserved in large numbers. These w^eresketched direct from nature, and some of them have a quite ImpressionistNuremberg. 8 114 ALBERT DURER. 1 yj-^ effect His drawings, which number more than 600 sheets, enable us in somecases to trace a work through all stages, from its first conception to its com-pletion, and form the richest and truest source from which to obtain a know-ledge of Diirers art. They show, among other things, how great a part por-traiture played in it. Among the drawings, an especial amount of interest hasalways been

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