Chapter 1
The boy from Nuremberg who printed his own fame
Chapter 2
When the North met the South
Chapter 3
Master of the copper plate
Chapter 4
The first copyright war and the mathematical legacy
YOUR GOAL
Master of Albrecht Dürer and the birth of the superstar artist
Ch 3 · Master of the copper plate
andy Master of the Copper Plate
With a steel-tipped burin carving copper so fine, He built the first art empire line by line.
andy In 1513, Albrecht Dürer used dense cross-hatching to create a grim atmosphere where a knight ignores a skeleton
Fun Fact
The Rhinoceros: Albrecht Dürer's famous woodcut of a rhinoceros has scales and armor plating because he designed it without ever seeing a real one.
Glossary
engraving (noun)
The art or technique of cutting a design into a hard, flat surface, especially a metal plate, for printing. In 1513, Albrecht Dürer used this technique to create his renowned masterpiece, Knight, Death and the Devil.
The art or technique of cutting a design into a hard, flat surface, especially a metal plate, for printing. In 1513, Albrecht Dürer used this technique to create his renowned masterpiece, Knight, Death and the Devil.
Quiz
What material did Albrecht Dürer use for his master prints to achieve finer lines than traditional woodblocks could allow?
Quiz
In Albrecht Dürer's famous 1514 engraving 'Melencolia I,' what mathematical object is featured on the wall behind the winged figure?
Quiz
Which of Dürer's master engravings shows a scholar peacefully translating holy texts in a sunlit study with a sleeping lion?
Quiz
What tool did Albrecht Dürer use to carve extremely fine grooves into his copper plates for engraving?
Quiz
Why did Dürer add armor-like plates and a small extra horn to his famous woodcut of the rhinoceros?
Quiz
Which of Albrecht Dürer's 'Master Prints' depicts a lone rider ignoring a grotesque skeleton holding an hourglass?
Quiz
What is the sum of the numbers in any row, column, or diagonal of the magic square in Dürer's 'Melencolia I'?