Albrecht Durer
dal 7/7/2004 al 3/10/2004
Segnalato da
7/7/2004
Albrecht Durer
Mairie du 5e arrondissement, Paris
Adam and Eve. One hundred major works by one of the greatest engravers of all time. A remarkable collection of Albrecht Durer engravings from private collections. Xylography, chisel work, dry-point, over a hundred major works illustrating every technique and facet of his art. An exceptional opportunity to rediscover one of engraving's great masters.
Adam and Eve
One hundred major works by one of the greatest engravers of all time, in Paris from July 8
The Town Hall of the 5th Arrondissement of Paris and the Italian Arts Centre will be exhibiting a remarkable collection of Albrecht Dürer engravings from private collections from July 8 until October 3 2004. Xylography, chisel work, dry-point, over a hundred major works illustrating every technique and facet of his art. An exceptional opportunity to rediscover one of engraving's great masters.
A man of culture
Albrecht Dürer – born Nuremberg, 21 May 1471, died there 6 April 1528 – was a man of extraordinary culture and learning, capable of both assimilating and interpreting with a sharp critical eye the upheavals of his time.The evolution of his engraving technique and his formal choices are based on a profound analysis of the documents and their contents. For his religious subjects he refers at once to Antiquity and the New Testament. When he turns to religious devotion he checks every detail in the Holy Scriptures. He researches the text while placing it within its cultural context. He goes beyond the event and gives it its full meaning.
A unique figurative vocabulary
Like every great Renaissance artist, Dürer creates his own figurative vocabulary. In his eyes, the slightest detail is important. This exhibition illustrates once again the outstanding variety of human types, often set against a background of grandiose architecture and wide open landscapes. And his is an art which illuminates the scriptures. His illustrations of biblical stories such as Joachim's annunciation or The marriage of Mary and Joseph are as powerful as any scholarly exegesis. The three great cycles of The Virgin's life, The Small Xylographic Passion, The Small Engraved Passion and the thirty odd woodcuts which accompany them, all created during his most mature period, offer an opportunity to rediscover the many facets of an immense talent.
OPENING TIMES :
Monday - Saturday : 10am – 7.30pm
Sunday : 11am – 7pm (except in August, sunday closed)
The ticket office closes 30 min. before closing time
INFORMATION :
Mairie du 5ème arrondissement de Paris
Tél : 01.56.81.75.05 / 01.56.81.74.78
Fax : 01 56 81 75 08
ENTRY FEE :
Full price : 6 euros
Special rate : 4 euros: OAPs, disabled, unemployed,
under 26, the French Retired Artists' Association,
Free : Municipal staff, ICOM members, museum curators,
accompanied under 12's, journalists
CURATOR :
Vincenzo Sanfo
PRESS CONTACT :
Elisabetta Marchetti Listowski,
Centro Italiano per le Arti e la Cultura
12 Rue du Rocher - 75008 Paris Tél : 06 24 89 88 87
Cultural Affairs Department
Town Hall 5th district (arrondissementt. Tél : 01 56 81 74 89
Mairie du 5e arrondissement de Paris
21, place du Panthéon
75005 PARIS