D?rer's Coat: Renaissance Men and Material Cultures of Social Recognition (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789633869062)

During the Renaissance, clothing became more and more elaborately decorated and expensive. It often emphasised the privilege of the male elite. Yet clothing could also subvert or reshape conventional cultural norms. This book draws on the case of Albrecht D?rer to examine Renaissance male outerwear as a key element of signalling communication in everyday life. The recognised artist fought for the esteem of urban creators. In asserting his dignity and taste, outerwear was particularly important to D?rer and his time. Ulinka Rublack argues that cloaks and gowns gained in importance during this period and were among the things that mediated social relationships for centuries to come. An investigation into outerwear opens a new window into how people and things were connected in the Renaissance and how important clothing was in shaping subjectivities in everyday life.

Using the example of D?rer and his wife as emerging social types, the study follows the artist and the men and women of his time through the streets of Venice, Nuremberg, Augsburg and Antwerp. It poses pressing questions about Albrecht D?rer's entanglement in unequal networks of global trade and the German Renaissance Atlantic.

Author: Ulinka Rublack
ISBN-10: 9633869064
ISBN-13: 9789633869062
Publisher: Central European University Press
Language: English
Published: 04/15/2025
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback