Woodblock illustrations from Dürer's Journey

Author: Dürer
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: His paintings record history, his writings document the era. Albrecht Dürer, the painter with a Gothic melancholic temperament, almost single-handedly introduced modern culture to Germany, unveiling the curtain of the German Renaissance. He was the true master of art in his time. The main content of this book consists of letters written by Dürer during his travels to Venice and other European cities, as well as his travelogue of the Netherlands. Through these letters and travelogues, this highly avant-garde artist reveals his noble and upright philosophy of personal utilitarianism and meticulously records his own travel expenses. It may have been during this trip that Dürer contracted a certain illness, and it is very likely the cause of his death several years later.