Albrecht Durer was more than just an artist he was a printmarker, engraver, mathematician
and theorist. He grew up in German and fell in love with art and eventually was
known as the greatest artist of the northern renaissance. His woodcuts were astonishing;
they had a gothic flavor to them. A Wood engraving is a relief printmaking technique,
in which fine lines are carved into the block, resulting in a print consisting
of white lines on a black background. In this piece from his apocalypse series
he creates a Jesus like figure, with glowing lights above his head. Probably symbolizing
a need for reform in the kingdom. The men are being blinded by his glowing
light. One solider is dead a sleep, while the others look hung over. Remember
Durer comes from the time of the renaissance when there was corruption and
plague. I like the way he creates the scenery in the back ground carving fine
lines for the grass and trees but then makes the hills to the left really stand
out by turning them white with repetitive engraving.
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