On the occasion of its centennial anniversary, the German Verein f?r Kunstwissenschaft has compiled all of Renaissance master Matthias Grénewald's known drawings in this opulent volume, which is filled with exquisitely reproduced color plates, complete with critical commentary. Grénewald's 40 surviving studies are some of the most important discoveries of German Renaissance art. Uncovered by art historian Max J. Friedl?nder, who posits Grénewald's technique as an antipode to Albrecht D?rer's, this publication is the latest example of nearly a century of groundbreaking drawings editions produced by the Verein f?r Kunstwissenschaft--the first volume of which, a complete edition of Grénewald's known drawings at the time (1927), has long been out of print. Later editions featured the work of artists such as Martin Schongauer, Albrecht D?rer, Hans Baldung Grien, Hans von Kulmbach, Hans Sch?ufelein and Lucas Cranach the Elder. The work of Matthias Grénewald (c. 1475-1528) was nearly forgotten until the twentieth century; only a dozen paintings and these drawings have been found. His masterpiece, the Isenheim Altarpiece (c. 1513-1515), was long believed to have been painted by D?rer.
Bound, cloth with mounted title illustration on frontcover, with slipcase, 267pp., 32.5x44cm., illustr. in col. and b/w., in very good condition. Trilingual edition: German with English and French translation at the back. ISBN: 9783775721417.
5x44cm
267 pp.
Hatje Cantz 2008 Ostfildern
