DRAWINGS OF ALBRECHT DURER

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Originally published in Munich in 1914, this selection of Albrecht Diirer's finest drawings by the great art historian Heinrich Wolfflin has long been regarded as a basic book in the arts. It has gone through many editions in Europe, even though this is its first appearance in English. Professor Wolfflin selected eighty-one drawings by the Master both for their individual interest and for the light they cast on Durer's artistic growth and evolution. They begin with the self-portrait Durer drew at the age of thirteen (1484) and end with his Head of Saint Mark, done in 1526, approximately two years before his death. Included are many favorites as well as many works that are little known. Of special interest are sketches that Durer prepared for famous works in other media, such as drawings for the famous woodcut series, The Life of the Virgin. [...] (From the publisher)