class eight-4-march
Today in class we discussed how paintings were often seen as a conversation piece especially when held by a person higher up on society like a king or other royalty. Mannerism paintings with confusing combinations of people and actions provide a combination of deep meanings that are still up for debate today serve as these conversation piece painting. Dürer was known as the German Leonardo for his renaissance man qualities. He was particularly skilled with engravings (He was skilled as a engraver because his father ws a goldsmith and he learned that trade as a young person… similar skills are needed to be an engraver)
which he printed with a signed monogram to stamp his identity on the prints. The prints were sold throughout Europe giving Dürer wide spread fame. He was an extremely skilled engraver, weaving all kinds of balance in composition extreme detail and complex meaning into his master engravings. With the 15th century just starting, Dürer sold apocalyptic themed engravings printed from silver sheets. The apocalyptic themed prints sold well at the turn of the century, playing into Popeyes fear and interest. Dürer also does detailed drawings and watercolors, (bunny, weeds extreme detail and natural beauty) observing the natural world like Leonardo, but instead of focused on the details and how everything looks and not the broad patterns spanning multiple focuses zoomed out on earth. He also pints a self portrait with his monogram and a signature. He ends up depicting himself looking like christ, possibly signifying he sees himself as a