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Durer could never have achieved this sense of independence & initiative without going to Italy. But, paradoxically, he then became more independent than any Italian painter, precisely because he was an outsider without a modern tradition - the German tradition until he changed it, belonged to the past. He was the first, one-man avant- garde.
— May 11, 2024 05:33AM
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The style of these engravings...is a further demonstration of how far away we are from Durer. According to our categories, their style looks incongruously & simultaneously Gothic, Renaissance, & Baroque.
— May 11, 2024 05:29AM
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Why does a man paint himself? Among many motives, one is the same as that which prompts any man to have his portrait painted. It is to produce evidence, which will probably outlive him, that he once existed. His look will remain...
— May 11, 2024 05:18AM
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Are you getting ready for Albrecht Durer's birthday? 21st may, in case it is not marked on your calendar !
— May 11, 2024 01:28AM
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May 11, 2024 05:46AM
Looking forward to learning which drawings were of greatest interest to you J-M
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HBalikov wrote: "Looking forward to learning which drawings were of greatest interest to you J-M"hmm, I'm interested that lots of preliminary sketches have survived, and that sometimes the sketches seem finer and more expressive than the finished painting!
But today I particularly like "the great piece of turf" which looks very much like the garden at the moment.
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