ARTHIST 1AA3 Lecture 8: Inspiration & Identity in 16th Century European Art ll
10 Mar 2017
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Inspiration & identity in 16th century european art ll. Depicting himself as the focus of a work. Monogram ad and date on left, and included an inscription on right. Frontal position most challenging to interpret. Black background to make inscriptions stand out. Hair from previous paintings to this went from blonde to a darker shade of brown. Hieratic means figure appears detached, quite severe and also stylized: stylized does not look natural but rather figure follows some sort of convention or practice. Many have interpreted that durer was trying to look christ-like. Kept painting for himself but after his death, it was transferred to the. Right hand in painting feels soft texture of fur. Fur looks so real that it makes viewers want to touch the fur as well. Declared his status by, and through the high quality work he created. Artwork was a miniature (small artwork or image) designed to be worn, likely as a pendant.
