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Who is Albrecht Durer?

Who is Albrecht Durer?. German artist Lived from 1471-1528 Painter, printmaker, and mathematician. Why is Albrecht Durer important?. Albrecht Durer was one of the first artists to use printing instead of painting. Albrecht Durer. Albrecht Durer wood engraving. Paul Landacre.

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Who is Albrecht Durer?

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  1. Who is Albrecht Durer? • German artist • Lived from 1471-1528 • Painter, printmaker, and mathematician

  2. Why is Albrecht Durer important? • Albrecht Durer was one of the first artists to use printing instead of painting.

  3. Albrecht Durer

  4. Albrecht Durer wood engraving

  5. Paul Landacre

  6. M.C. Escher

  7. Ruth Wetzel (detail)

  8. Exploration and Art • During the 1500’s (when Durer lived) Europeans were exploring Africa. • People were eager to know what Africa looked like, but there were no cameras. • How do you think people returning from Africa shared information about what it looked like with their friends?

  9. Gestalt- Sense of “oneness” in a work“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts” Giuseppe Arcimboldo

  10. Gestalt- Sense of “oneness” in a work“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts” Giuseppe Arcimboldo

  11. Gestalt- Sense of “oneness” in a work“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts” Giuseppe Arcimboldo

  12. Gestalt- Sense of “oneness” in a work“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts” Giuseppe Arcimboldo

  13. Gestalt- Sense of “oneness” in a work“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts” Giuseppe Arcimboldo

  14. Arcimboldo (1526 or 1527 – July 11, 1593) was an Italian painter best known for creating imaginative portrait heads made entirely of objects such as fruits, vegetables, flowers, fish, and books.

  15. Gestalt- Sense of “oneness” in a work“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts” Giuseppe Arcimboldo

  16. Gestalt- Sense of “oneness” in a work“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts” Giuseppe Arcimboldo

  17. Gestalt- Sense of “oneness” in a work“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts” Giuseppe Arcimboldo

  18. Gestalt- Sense of “oneness” in a work“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts” Giuseppe Arcimboldo

  19. Gestalt- Sense of “oneness” in a work“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts” Giuseppe Arcimboldo

  20. Gestalt- Sense of “oneness” in a work“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts” Giuseppe Arcimboldo

  21. Assignment • Using Durer’s ‘Rhinoceros’ as an outline, you will ‘fill’ the rhino with texture and objects.

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