Renaissance Lives | 'Albrecht Dürer Art and Autobiography'

The Italian Renaissance is conventionally thought of as the historical period that bore witness to the rise of the individual. Yet no other artist of the time begins to compare with Albrecht Dürer in terms of the almost obsessive interest he displayed in depicting his life, his dreams and his surroundings in his art.Exploring Dürer’s life and times, the natural world in his work, and his studies, travel and influences, David Ekserdjian closely examines Dürer’s paintings, as well as his drawings and prints, which are often comparatively overlooked, revealing Dürer’s remarkable, unique status, both in his own time and across the centuries. Listen to author of 'Albrecht Dürer Art and Autobiography' David Ekserdjian (University of Leicester) in conversation with Joseph Koerner (Harvard). This event took place on 30 November 2023. Renaissance Lives is a series of biographies published by Reaktion Books as well as a series of conversations discussing the ways in which individuals transmitted or changed the lives of traditions, ideas and images. https://warburg.sas.ac.uk/renaissance...