Albrecht Dürers christlich-mythologische Handzeichnungen

Dürer, Albrecht, 1471-1528, Strixner, Johann Nepomuk, 1782-1855, illustrator, Handel, Erasmus von, 1860-1928, former owner, Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, 1459-1519, associated name, Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress) · 1808 · [München, 1808] · 8 pictures

A lithographic facsimile published in Munich in 1808 reproducing Albrecht Dürer's Christian and mythological drawings, made by Johann Nepomuk Strixner from Dürer's pen designs for the prayer book of Emperor Maximilian I. The pages are framed borders of ornament enclosing blank text panels, with small figure scenes gathered at the margins. A designer could take from them the idea of a central blank field surrounded by dense scrollwork, cartouches and figure vignettes, a classic page-frame layout.

Books of hours · Catholic Church · Devotional literature · Drawing, German · Holy roman emperor · I · Illustration of books · Maximilian · Prayer book of emperor maximilian i · Prayers · Prayers and devotions

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