Fine Art Presentations

 An e.Gallery for Artists
Altdorfer, Albrecht [German, 1480?-1538] 

Home

Index

Search

Contact

About

Artists

Nationality

Collections

Movements

Centuries

 Navigate: Home → Site index  → Altdorfer Albrecht  [Link Partners]  [Help]    Help support the e.Gallery!   

Altdorfer, Albrecht [German, 1480?-1538]


[ Biography | 16th Century Artists ]

Altdorfer, Albrecht (c. 1480-1538). German painter and graphic artist working in Regensburg, of which town he was a citizen from 1505 onwards, the leading artist of the so-called Danube School.

His training is unknown, but his early work was influenced by Cranach and D�rer's art too was known to him through the woodcuts and engravings. Mingled with these German impresions was a knowledge of the art of Mantegna, perhaps through the mediation of Michael Pacher.

Yet in spite of these varied influences Altdorfer's style always remained personal. Most of his paintings are religious works, but he was one of the first artists to show an interest in landscape as an independent genre. In works such as the altar for S. Florian near Linz (1518) or the Christ Taking Leave of His Mother (National Gallery, London) he achieved a wonderful unity of mood between action and landscape, and two pure landscape paintings (without any figures) by him are known (National Gallery, London, and Alte Pinakothek, Munich). His patrons included the emperor Maximilian and Louis X, Duke of Bavaria, for whom he painted the celebrated Battle of Issus (Alte Pinakothek, Munich, 1529), which formed part of a large series of famous battle-pieces from Classical antiquity. With its dazzling light effects, teeming figures, and brilliant colors, it is one of the finest examples of Altdorfer's rich imaginative powers.

From 1526 until his death Altdorfer was employed as town architect of Regensburg. No architectural work by him is known, but his interest in architecture and his skill in handling intricate problems of perspective are demonstrated by his Birth of the Virgin (Alte Pinakothek, Munich).

[*] RS Archive pages at Powell's Books

  Altdorfer, Albrecht [German, 1480?-1538]

bLog Link

More info from ArtCyclopedia 



No Galleries
Previous Level Top Level

(16 Images, Page 1 of 2)
 
Size: 118 KB [thumbnail of allegory.jpg]
Dims: 800 x 553
Type: JPG
File: allegory.jpg
Title: Allegory
Size: 107 KB [thumbnail of florian2.jpg]
Dims: 615 x 700
Type: JPG
File: florian2.jpg
Title: The Martyrdom of Saint Florian
Size: 54 KB [thumbnail of battle_issus_detail_]
Dims: 533 x 407
Type: JPG
File: battle_issus_detail_
Title: Detail: Battle of Issus (The Battle of Alexander)
Size: 69 KB [thumbnail of battle_issus_detail_]
Dims: 533 x 511
Type: JPG
File: battle_issus_detail_
Title: Detail: Battle of Issus (The Battle of Alexander)
Size: 108 KB [thumbnail of christ.jpg]
Dims: 477 x 700
Type: JPG
File: christ.jpg
Title: Christ taking Leave of his Mother
  
Size: 141 KB [thumbnail of altdor11.jpg]
Dims: 467 x 900
Type: JPG
File: altdor11.jpg
Title: The Resurrection of Christ
  
Size: 131 KB [thumbnail of altdor10.jpg]
Dims: 441 x 900
Type: JPG
File: altdor10.jpg
Title: Entombment
  
Size: 172 KB [thumbnail of danube.jpg]
Dims: 563 x 800
Type: JPG
File: danube.jpg
Title: The Danube Valley near Regensburg
  
Size: 164 KB [thumbnail of altdorf4.jpg]
Dims: 700 x 693
Type: JPG
File: altdorf4.jpg
Title: Saint George in the Forest
Size: 139 KB [thumbnail of birth_virgin.jpg]
Dims: 597 x 700
Type: JPG
File: birth_virgin.jpg
Title: The Birth of the Virgin
  
Size: 92 KB [thumbnail of altdor13.jpg]
Dims: 557 x 750
Type: JPG
File: altdor13.jpg
Title: Portrait of a Young Woman
  
Size: 84 KB [thumbnail of battle.jpg]
Dims: 602 x 824
Type: JPG
File: battle.jpg
Title: Battle of Issus (The Battle of Alexander)
  
Size: 51 KB [thumbnail of _schoalt.jpg]
Dims: 525 x 242
Type: JPG
File: _schoalt.jpg
Title: Thumbnails
Size: 116 KB [thumbnail of lot.jpg]
Dims: 944 x 539
Type: JPG
File: lot.jpg
Title: Loth and his Daughters
Size: 78 KB [thumbnail of florian1.jpg]
Dims: 498 x 600
Type: JPG
File: florian1.jpg
Title: The Entombment of Christ
  
(16 Images, Page 1 of 2)
 

RS Press Books Ad
Image 9781855841536.jpgMarkerAdventures in Steiner EducationMarker
by Brien Masters
£14.99
Image 9780880104975.jpgMarkerSpirit and ArtMarker
by Van James
£22.00
Image 9781855842052.jpgMarkerThe Four TemperamentsMarker
by Rudolf Steiner
£2.99
Image 9780880105514.jpgMarkerBalance in TeachingMarker
by Rudolf Steiner
£14.95

Some Fine Print: All images, pictures, etc. contained here are gleaned from Usenet, or some other public access archive. We believe all entries to be in the public domain and, therefore, are without restriction for personal use. Should you want to use any image on this site for commercial purposes, you will need to consult with a competent attorney to determine your rights. If you see errors or omissions (e.g., missing artists, artist not cross-referenced by century or ethnicity), or if you own the copyright to an image displayed here, please contact us.


 Fine Art Presentations v1.6a
 Copyright 1990-2024 The e.Lib, Inc.