Renaissance & reformation : German art in the age of Dürer and Cranach
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Renaissance & reformation : German art in the age of Dürer and Cranach
Prestel, c2016
- : trade edition
- : museum edition
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Published in conjunction with the exhibition "Renaissance and Reformation: German Art in the Age of Dürer and Cranach" held at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, November 20, 2016-March 26, 2017.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-233) and index.
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Description
On the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther s 95 Theses, this opulent book presents a colorful introduction to Renaissance art and history. aturing more than a hundred outstanding paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures, and treasures of the Age of the Reformation, this publication comprises masterpieces by Albrecht Du rer, Lucas Cranach the Elder and Lucas Cranach the Younger, Hans Holbein the Elder and Hans Holbein the Younger, Matthias Gru newald, and Tilman Riemenschneider, among others. By placing these works in their historical context, this beautifully illustrated book uses art as a prism through which to consider the religious, social and political upheavals of the time. The volume includes insightful texts that discuss pivotal subjects such as traditional imagery and devotion, Reformation and polemics, court life and culture, humanism and reality, as well as portraiture and representation. Biographies of the artists, an extensive bibliography and a glossary of central terms concerning the German Reformation make this a comprehensive study of a fascinating period in European art history.
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