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Financially more successful than his contemporary Albrecht Durer, Cranach's influence on the development of German painting was profound. His outstanding gifts are evident not only in his portrayal of landscape, animals, and the female nude, but also in devotional paintings and portraiture, in his later work as chief propagandist of the Protestant cause, and in his inventive treatments of biblical and mythological subjects.
Published to accompany a major traveling exhibition, this handsome publication stimulates our appreciation of the artist by bringing together works of many different themes, both sacred and profane, notable for their originality. Superbly illustrated throughout, the book contains seven insightful essays by leading authorities.
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- Amazon Sales Rank: #399614 in Books
- Published on: 2008-03-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Hardcover
- 400 pages
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A Prophecy
A petite Germanic-looking angel visited me, and spake these words:
"Lo, I bear a Prophecy for all Designers of Art Books! Those Designers who think it is Cool to leave Big White Margins on all the pages and reproduce the Beautiful Paintings the size of Postage Stamps shall not know Joy!
Those mean Designers shall be Burned by the concentrated rays of all the disappointed book-buyers' Magnifying Lenses!
But the Designer of this Cranach book shall enjoy a Paradise of dark foliage and strange small Germanic-looking animals, for this Designer hath reproduced the Paintings big and beautiful and it is a Joy to see!
And since I am an Angel, I don't know if the text is any good or not, but the Pictures are a Joy to see!"
Thus spake the Angel to me.
Beautiful
I was browsing through the book store and was attracted to a new book that accompanies an exhibition about the german painter Cranach, not so famous as Durer. The beautiful cover of the book invited me to pick it up and open it. I spent nearly an hour studying the gorgeous artwork and rich information about the artist, his times, and technique. I feel a little guilty buying the book from Amazon and not the store... This book is perfect for anyone whether you are an artist, a scientist, a lover or art, or just want to treat your eyes and mind to something beautiful.
The essays are also good!
This is a great book on Cranach. As others reviewed, the painting reproductions are fabulous. But, the essays are also good. Bodo Brinkman writes a concise essay that gives biographical information on Cranch the Elder. Gunnar Heydenreich contributes a short essay on the physical qualities of Cranach's paintings, from the types of wood panels he painted on to the grounds and pigments, as well as composition and underdrawing. (It's like a snapshot of Heydenreich's book Lucas Cranach the Elder: Painting Materials, Techniques and Workshop Practices. Good, but dense with conservation type information that only specialists will probably be interested in.) The Evans essay goes over possible Italian influences in the work of Cranach. There are 4 other essays by Cranach scholars that are equally interesting and worth reading (I just ran out of time for the review).
Overall: great book!
