Tuft of Cowslips, Albrecht Durer Gouache on vellum; roughly 8 x 7 inches (19 x 17 cm); in the collection of the National Gallery of Art, DC, which has zoomable and downloadable images. There is also a zoomable version on the Google Art Project. Like Read More …
The Nativity, Albrecht Durer Engraving, in the collection of the national Gallery of Art, DC, which has both zoomable and downloadable files. There is also a zoomable file on the Google Art Project and a downloadable file on Wikimedia Commons. In this beautiful early 16th Read More …
Knight, Death and the Devil, Albrecht Dürer Engraving, roughly 10×8″ (24x19cm). In the Metropolitan Museum of Art; use download arrow or zoom icon under the image. Wow.
Like his remarkable Hare, Albrecht Durer’s study in watercolor, pen and ink of a clump of earth containing an assortment of wild plants, known as the Great Piece of Turf, is a remarkable example of the artist’s penetrating powers of observation and brilliant rendering. Like Read More …
Meloncolia I, Albrecht Dürer. One of the most iconic engravings by one of art’s great printmakers, Melelcolia (an archaic spelling of melancholia) is filled with symbols of alchemy and carpentry (architecture), along with various measuring tools, an hourglass, a polyhedron and a “magic square” — Read More …
Hare (or Field Rabbit), by Albrecht Durer. Watercolor and bodycolor, roughly 10 x 8″ (35 x 22 cm). Wow. Stunning mastery of water media, and one of the most clear, focused and beautiful examples of artistic observation I’ve ever seen. On Google Art Project. Click Read More …