13 links to better understand the work of Dürer

In the Nikolaev hall of the Winter Palace there is an exhibition dedicated to the 550th anniversary of the master of the northern revival of Albrecht Dürer. Hundreds of works of the artist were presented to the audience, first of all - engravings and drawings.

“Paper” and art critic Alena Repin tell how to prepare for a visit to the museum - with the help of books, films and even music.

Artist's works on museum sites

The works of Albrecht Dürer are in the collection of many museums in the world, the Hermitage is no exception. On the website of the St. Petersburg Museum you can find information about more than 250 exhibits: drawings, medals, engravings, lithographs and other works of the artist.

Photos of the creations of Dürer are also presented on the portals of other cultural institutions - for example, the work of the master is in the Munich Old Pinakotex . One of the exhibits is the famous artist self -portrait , created in 1500.

Books about the work of Dürer

The art critic and lecturer of the educational project “Right Hemisphere of Introvert” Alena Repina recommends three publications dedicated to the artist. The first of them is Alexander Stepanov’s book “ Master Albrecht ”, which refers to the main tricks of Dürer and the distinctive features of his graphics.

A more complex and thorough book about Master - “ Albrecht Dürer: his life and artistic activity ” - wrote art historian Alexei Mironov. This is a full -fledged scientific study of the work of Dürer and the entire art of the Northern Renaissance as a whole.

In addition, the diaries and letters of the artist who can be read in any form and edition deserve attention, says Alena Repina. “If you want to look at the work of Dürer from the artist himself, as if“ from the inside ”, then the composition of Dürer is a great way to answer the question“ What did the author want to say? ”, Ripina notes.

Video about the Moscow Exhibition Dürer and his work

Art critic Alena Repina advises visitors to the exposition in the Hermitage two videos: about the exhibition at the Moscow Historical Museum and about the work of Dürer . The first video was created by Yetuub channel OH My Art, the video will allow you to compare two exhibition projects-the capital and St. Petersburg. The second video was released by the Culture TV channel: employees of the Historical Museum, the Pushkin and the Hermitage MiMI, took part in the discussion about Dürer.

The Hermitage also prepared the video - on the eve of the exhibition, the museum held several broadcasts on Utube. These videos indicate the key exhibits of the St. Petersburg exposition and Dürer’s relationship with Raphael . In addition, you can see on the online opening .

Materials about the Master of the Northern Renaissance

The Hermitage prepared a large and informative annotation for the new temporary exhibition. From the text on the site, readers learn how the Dürer created monumental engravings for the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire Maximilian I, when the artist was arranged in the museum and what Rotterdam's erasmasm spoke about Master.

The lecturer of the project “The right hemisphere of the introvert” Alena Repina also recommends the art project “Arthiva” dedicated to the German engraver and painter. “This is a series of articles that reveals the details of various aspects of the artist’s work, from the reviews of past exhibitions to individual topics in his work,” she said.

Soundtrack to the exhibition from Musicaeterna

The soundtrack for the new exhibition project of the Hermitage was gathered by the team of the orchestra and choir of Musicaeterna. Theodore Krentzis and his associates chose the music of contemporaries of Dürer, as well as the earlier works and compositions of modern authors. They are sure that listening to these tracks will allow the audience to better plunge into the context of the exhibition. You can listen to the composition by the link .

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