In the early sixteenth century, almost without warning, Albrecht Altdorfer promoted landscape from its traditionally supplementary role to the center of the picture field. Christopher S. Wood shows how Altdorfer (c. 1480-1538) transformed what had been the mere setting for sacred and historical figures into a principal venue for stylish...more
16 pages of text, plus 9 laid in prints in the folio: Der tote Pyramus Die Ruhe auf der Flucht nach Agypten Waldlandschaft mit St. Georgs Drachenkampf Altar von St. Florian Die Auferstehung Christi Die Dornenkronung Christi Alpenlandschaft bei Sonnenuntergang Donaulandschaft bei Regensburg Die Alexanderschlacht...more
This digital document is an article from Renaissance Quarterly, published by Renaissance Society of America on September 22, 1995. The length of the article is 1017 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in...more