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1. How is Durer responding to the art being made in Italy during the Renaissance?
Durer chooses to go away from naturalism in order to show his mastery of Vitruvian ideals. He takes from Italian and classical tradition when making his art. He mirrors classical proportions in his work. Durer reflects the Renaissance, though, by making the physical proportions of the body correlate with the interior harmony of the humors. Theories of idealized proportion. Adam and Eve stand like classical sculptures with perfect proportions.
2. What are some Medieval aspects of Durer's print?
The four animals found in the print represent the medieval idea of the four temperaments. The cat represents choleric, the rabbit sanguine, the ox phlegmatic, and the elk melancholic. These humors are included to show the harmony of when Adam and Eve were at peace but the unbalance that resulted from them being expelled. The serpent and forbidden fruit symbolize evil and temptation.
3. Durer is often called one of the greatest printmaker of all time. Why do you think he perfected this particular skill? What makes him one of the best?
I think Durer preferred this skill because, like Leonardo da Vinci, Durer had a scientific mind and a curious intellect. He relied on his prints for profit and recognition because making multiples of a work of art allowed the images to be seen by a variety of unknown viewers under a variety of circumstances. I think that Durer is known as one of the best because he took classical and well known ideas but turned them into something new and refreshing. Like the Adam and Eve print, Durer used a known story but presented in a new light as he imagined it. Durer was also able to blend classical practices with his own artistic innovation and modern ideas.
Durer chooses to go away from naturalism in order to show his mastery of Vitruvian ideals. He takes from Italian and classical tradition when making his art. He mirrors classical proportions in his work. Durer reflects the Renaissance, though, by making the physical proportions of the body correlate with the interior harmony of the humors. Theories of idealized proportion. Adam and Eve stand like classical sculptures with perfect proportions.
2. What are some Medieval aspects of Durer's print?
The four animals found in the print represent the medieval idea of the four temperaments. The cat represents choleric, the rabbit sanguine, the ox phlegmatic, and the elk melancholic. These humors are included to show the harmony of when Adam and Eve were at peace but the unbalance that resulted from them being expelled. The serpent and forbidden fruit symbolize evil and temptation.
3. Durer is often called one of the greatest printmaker of all time. Why do you think he perfected this particular skill? What makes him one of the best?
I think Durer preferred this skill because, like Leonardo da Vinci, Durer had a scientific mind and a curious intellect. He relied on his prints for profit and recognition because making multiples of a work of art allowed the images to be seen by a variety of unknown viewers under a variety of circumstances. I think that Durer is known as one of the best because he took classical and well known ideas but turned them into something new and refreshing. Like the Adam and Eve print, Durer used a known story but presented in a new light as he imagined it. Durer was also able to blend classical practices with his own artistic innovation and modern ideas.