Home ⇒ 🎨Dürer Albrecht ⇒ The Apostle by Albrecht Durer


The Apostle by Albrecht Durer

The Apostle by Albrecht Durer

Technique wood engravings were invented in the Far East. In Europe, it began to be used in the 1420s. In Dürer’s time, wood engraving was used, first of all, to create book illustrations. The cliche of this engraving was carved by the master with the help of a sharp knife on a smooth wooden board, then it was smeared with printing ink and pressed with the help of a hand press to a sheet of paper.

His first engravings on the tree Durer cut himself, but later preferred only to put on the board the desired drawing, otherwise trusting the master-carvers or his assistants. Plots of Durer’s engravings were not struck by the novelty, but engravings themselves, remaining traditional in content, were distinguished by the size, complexity of the composition and the richness of the line.

As an example, we present engravings on the tree “Apostle” and “Rhinoceros”. These works put forward Durer in the number of the greatest masters of this genre.

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)

Related Paintings:

  1. Seduction lazy. Engraving by Albrecht Durer The earliest signed engraving work of Durer is the engraving “Holy Family with a Grasshopper”. It is inscribed with its first monogram and dated about 1494 year. The earliest works...

  2. An angel with a key from Hell. Engraving by Albrecht Durer “An angel with a key from hell.” Engraving. The artist Albrecht Durer. Cycle engravings on the tree “Apocalypse”, 1497-1498 gg. The art of Germany of the 15th and 16th centuries....

  3. Peasant with his wife in the market by Albrecht Durer Among the numerous engravings of Albrecht Durer, on wood and metal, everyday scenes are not so common. Consider the engraving “A peasant with his wife in the market.” The simple-hearted...

  4. Men’s bath. Engraving by Albrecht Durer Upon his return from Venice, Durer created engravings on copper and wood. These engravings reveal a brilliant galaxy of graphic works by Durer, one of the greatest masters of engraving...

  5. Maria on the bench from the turf by Albrecht Durer Engraving on copper “Maria on the bench from the turf.” Here it seems older than on earlier incisive engravings. Her head is enveloped in a handkerchief. She gently grasped the...

  6. Portrait of Michael Wolgemut by Albrecht Durer Michael Wolgemuth was the first teacher of the painting of the great German artist Albrecht Durer. Many years later, becoming a famous master, Durer expressed his gratitude to the teacher....

  7. Hercules at the crossroads. Engraving by Albrecht Durer At the turn of the 1500s, Durer carried out a series of engravings on copper and on wood, in which the young master’s search was clearly defined. These etchings, even...

  8. Portrait of Philip Melanchthon by Albrecht Durer Philip Melanchthon is a famous German humanist, known as an associate of Luther. His real name is Schwarzard. He was born into a family of a gunsmith and a merchant’s...

  9. Son of man. Engraving by Albrecht Durer Durer did not have a large workshop with many students. His trustworthy students are unknown. Presumably associated with him primarily three Nuremberg artists – the brothers Hans Zebald and Barthel...

  10. Portrait of Willibald Pirkheimer by Albrecht Durer The portrait of his good friend Durer wrote more than once: in the collection of the painter there are both portraits made with paint and a lot of engravings. One...

  11. Samson killing the lion by Albrecht Durer Engraving “Samson killing a lion”. Power, anger, danger, strong movements of the body, in which the strong movements of the soul are expressed, are transmitted here. Durer reread in the...

  12. Four witches by Albrecht Durer One of the most famous engravings of Durer – “Four Witches”. In the room, empty and cramped, like a stone bag, four naked women. They are differently turned to the...

  13. Knight, Death and the Devil by Albrecht Durer “Knight, Death and the Devil” – the first engraving in the famous series “Three Workshops” engravings on copper. A gloomy forest is depicted. This can be imagined in a terrible...

  14. Portrait of Lucas van Leiden by Albrecht Durer The portrait of Lucas van Leiden Albrecht Durer wrote during the peak of his talent. The virtuoso possession of the artist’s technique, all the tools and means of drawing, says...

  15. Etude “Three Hands” by Albrecht Durer This drawing is in Indian ink, depicting the man’s left hand in various positions, in 1494. Durer always paid special attention to the hands and often painted them, making separate...

  16. The old woman with a purse by Albrecht Durer Clearly marked individual resemblance in all portraits of Durer is invariably combined with a high conception of a man, expressed in a special moral significance and a seal of deep...

  17. Return of the Prodigal Son by Albrecht Durer Among the evangelical parables especially close and understandable to people was the parable of the prodigal son. “A certain man had two sons, and the younger of them said to...

  18. The opening of the fifth and sixth Seals by Albrecht Durer Engraving “The Opening of the Fifth and Sixth Seals” is an illustration to the 6th chapter of the book “Revelation” of John the Theologian: “And when He took off the...

  19. Apôtre – Albrecht Durer La technique de la gravure sur bois a été inventée en Extrême-Orient. En Europe, il a commencé à être utilisé dans les années 1420. À l’époque de Dürer, la gravure...

  20. Portrait of Barbara Durer by Albrecht Durer Portrait of Barbara Durer – the mother of the famous German artist Albrecht Durer. She was the daughter of the goldsmith Jerome Holper, whose Albrecht Dürer Sr. was an apprentice...