Renaissance and Reformation: German Art in the Age of D?er and Cranach (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783791355399)

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 Dürer, Lucas Cranach the Elder and Lucas Cranach the Younger, Hans Holbein the Elder and Hans Holbein the Younger, Matthias Grünewald, 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.

Author: The Staatliche Museen Zu Berlin, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Baterische Staatsgemaldesammlungen Munch
ISBN-10: 3791355392
ISBN-13: 9783791355399
Publisher: Prestel Publishing
Language: English
Published: 11/20/2016
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 3.40lbs
Size: 11.70h x 9.30w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 07/01/2017