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This classic text presents the life, times, and works of
Albrecht Dürer. Through the skill and immense knowledge of Erwin
Panofsky, the reader is dazzled not only by Dürer the artist but
also Dürer in a wide array of other roles, including mathematician
and scientific thinker. Originally published in 1943 in two
volumes, The Life and Art of Albrecht Dürer met with such
wide popular and scholarly acclaim that it led to three editions
and then, in 1955, to the first one-volume edition. Without
sacrifice of text or illustrations, the book was reduced to this
single volume by the omission of the Handlist and
Concordance . The new introduction by Jeffrey Chipps Smith
reflects upon Panofsky the man, the tumultuous circumstances
surrounding the creation of his masterful monograph, its innovative
contents, and its early critical reception. Erwin Panofsky was one
of the most important art historians of the twentieth century.
Panofsky taught for many years at Hamburg University but was forced
by the Nazis to leave Germany. He joined the faculty at the
Institute for Advanced Study in 1935, where he spent the remainder
of his career and wrote The Life and Art of Albrecht
Dürer . He developed an iconographic approach to art and
interpreted works through an analysis of symbolism, history, and
social factors. This book, one of his most important, is a
comprehensive study of painter and printmaker Albrecht Dürer
(1471-1528), the greatest exponent of northern European Renaissance
art. Although an important painter, Dürer was most renowned for his
graphic works. Artists across Europe admired and copied his
innovative and powerful prints, ranging from religious and
mythological scenes to maps and exotic animals. The book covers
Dürer's entire career in exacting detail. With multiple indexes and
more than three hundred illustrations, it has served as an
indispensable reference, remaining crucial to an understanding of
the work of the great artist and printmaker. Subsequent Dürer
studies have necessarily made reference to Panofsky's masterpiece.
Panofsky's work continues to be admired for the author's immense
erudition, subtlety of appreciation, technical knowledge, and
profound analyses.