Artist Study: Albrecht Dürer

 Albrecht Dürer

Self-Portrait of Albrecht Durer at age 28

Durer was born in Germany, on May 1471, and was one of the major artists during the Northern Renaissance movement.

In his artwork, Durer was known for his precise line work and attention to detail. His paintings were often symbolic, his paintings depict themes of religion, nature, and human emotion. He studied human proportions and anatomy.

Sources:
https://www.wikiart.org/en/albrecht-durer

I have found that a lot of his works are focused on animal paintings as well as portraits, which drew me to his art style.

Major Works

"Hare" - Albrecht Durer, 1528

The median used to create this artwork is oil paints.

From what I have learned about line weight, I can see that he has applied it to this painting. The whiskers on the hare are very thin and long, which indicates he used quick light strokes. For the shorter whiskers, I believe he put more weight to them, because the lines are heavier and control over shorter lines is more precise with that method.

The fur on this painting tenders to be less shiny and more blurred towards the bottom of the hare while the top has very intricate markings. Durer probably used short and heavy marks to create the lighter hairs, and quick heavy marks for the lower body, as there is less finer detail there and the fading out strokes probably indicates swift brush marks.

There's more obvious contour for the head shape of the hare, especially around the ears, nose, snout and eyes. There is negative space around the hare, excluding the shadow that it is casting and the hare is not in any scenery. The viewer's attention is drawn particularly to both the head and top of the body.

Portrait of Ulrich Starck, 1527


With this piece in particular, I can see that he has used a lot of hatching for the background and around the areas of his neck.

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