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Albrecht Altdorfer and the Origins of Landscape : Revised and Expanded Second Edition.

In the early sixteenth century, Albrecht Altdorfer promoted landscape from its traditional role as background to its new place as the focal point of a picture. His paintings, drawings, and etchings appeared almost without warning and mysteriously disappeared from view just as suddenly. In Albrecht A...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wood, Christopher S.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Reaktion Books, 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In the early sixteenth century, Albrecht Altdorfer promoted landscape from its traditional role as background to its new place as the focal point of a picture. His paintings, drawings, and etchings appeared almost without warning and mysteriously disappeared from view just as suddenly. In Albrecht Altdorfer and the Origins of Landscape, Christopher S. Wood shows how Altdorfer transformed what had been the mere setting for sacred and historical figures into a principal venue for stylish draftsmanship and idiosyncratic painterly effects. At the same time, his landscapes offered a densely texture.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (439 pages)
ISBN:9781780231150
1780231156