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
Articles: "Nature and Nature's God: Landscape and Cosmos of Albrecht Altdorfer" by Larry Silver; "Cellini's Blood" by Michael Cole; "Aertsen's Kitchen and Market Scenes: Audience and Innovation in Northern Art" by Margaret A. Sullivan; "Before 'The Raising of the Cross': The Origins of Rubens's Earliest Antwerp Altarpieces" by Cynthia Lawrence;...more