It’s the oldest story in the book, but Dürer made it new. Printed in multiple, his creation traveled far and wide.
Dr. Bonnie Noble
Genius is tricky business. In this psychological self-portrait, Dürer captures an imagination paralyzed by inertia.
Albrecht Dürer, Melencolia
It’s the oldest story in the book, but Dürer made it new. Printed in multiple, his creation traveled far and wide.
Albrecht Dürer, Adam and Eve
From Dürer’s engravings to Luther’s teachings, the printing press changed everything.
An introduction to the Northern Renaissance in ...
How did heaven get to be so controversial? This painting was a defining image of the Protestant Reformation.
Lucas Cranach the Elder, Law and Gospel ...
From the advent of the printing press to the perfection of oil paint, this was a time of change in northern Europe.
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