German Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1350-1600

German Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1350-1600
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Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Total Pages : 386
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ISBN-10 : 9781588394873
ISBN-13 : 1588394875
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Book Synopsis German Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1350-1600 by : Maryan W. Ainsworth

Download or read book German Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1350-1600 written by Maryan W. Ainsworth and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2013 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paintings by Renaissance masters Lucas Cranach the Elder, Albrecht Durer, and Hans Holbein the Younger are among the works featured in this lavish volume, the first to comprehensively study the largest collection of early German paintings in America. These works, created in the 14th through 16th centuries in the region that comprises present-day Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, include religious images - such as "Virgin and Child with Saint Anne" by Durer and the double-sided altarpiece "The Dormition of the Virgin" by Hans Schaufelein - as well as remarkable portraits by Holbein and the iconic "Judgment of Paris" by Cranach. In all, more than 70 works are thoroughly discussed and analyzed, making this volume an incomparable resource for the study of this rich artistic period.


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