. Prints; a brief review of their technique and history . 9 PRINTS transmitting to posterity a record of his owndeeds and adventnres and of the virtues ofhis ancestors. The leading German artistsof the time were employed on designs fortheir imperial patron, chiefly Hans Burgk-mair of Augsburg, and All)recht Diirer ofNuremberg. With Diirer we reach the zenithof the graphic arts in Germany. He stands,a monumental figure, seen from afar, influ-encing — not only his German contempora-ries, but the artists of Italy and of the LowCountries. Diirer was a thoughtful, forceful,imaginative leader; he wa
. Prints; a brief review of their technique and history . 9 PRINTS transmitting to posterity a record of his owndeeds and adventnres and of the virtues ofhis ancestors. The leading German artistsof the time were employed on designs fortheir imperial patron, chiefly Hans Burgk-mair of Augsburg, and All)recht Diirer ofNuremberg. With Diirer we reach the zenithof the graphic arts in Germany. He stands,a monumental figure, seen from afar, influ-encing — not only his German contempora-ries, but the artists of Italy and of the LowCountries. Diirer was a thoughtful, forceful,imaginative leader; he was more — he hadthought out the resources, the latent possi-bilities of engraving and of woodcut, he knewtheir limitations and the manner of presenta-tion most adequate for either process. Theseprinciples of treatment are illustrated in hisprints, set forth so clearly as to be readilyunderstood and applied by other engravers,by other designers for woodcut. For thisreason he has become a teacher for all development may be followed through 60. APOCALYPSE: THE FOUR HORSEMENWoodcut. Albiecljt Dlirer GERMANY many stages, from his early manner, imita-tive of fifteenth-century masters, to the pic-torial finish and wonderful play of light inhis grand St. Jerome in his Study. Itahaninfluence is felt in many of his early plates,the Effect of Jealousy, for instance, theApollo and Diana, or the charmingMadonna with the Monkey; but hisvigorous individuality was not swayed longnor impaired by these Southern charmswhich were soon to overwhelm Northernart. Even in the days when young Diirerresponds with enthusiasm to the power, tothe passionate energy of Mantegna, his Ger-man characteristics are plainly apparent; Iam thinking of his famous series of illustra-tions to the Apocalypse. Take the powerfulprint of the Four Horsemen, with theirresistless onward rush, violent action vividlyexpressed, every figure, every detail instinctwith close scrutiny and conscientious render-ing of na
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