One of the greatest artists of the Northern Renaissance” ★★★★ The Telegraph
The exhibition at The Courtauld Gallery, held 17 October 2013 – 12 January 2014, brought together early figure drawings of the great German Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer.
The Young Dürer concentrated on the artist’s journeyman years (c. 1490-96), during which he travelled widely and was exposed to a range of new influences.
The exhibition explored how Dürer reinvented artistic traditions through an ambitious new approach to the figure rooted in the study of his own body.
This show gathered outstanding early works by Dürer as well as rare drawings and prints by his contemporaries, many of which have never been seen in the United Kingdom.
Selected Works
Albrecht Dürer
Three studies of the artist’s left hand (recto), c. 1493-94
Pen and ink
Albertina, Vienna
Albrecht Dürer
Mein Agnes (My Agnes), c. 1494
Pen and ink
Albertina, Vienna
Albrecht Dürer
Self-portrait (verso) (detail) c. 1491-92
Pen and ink
Graphische Sammlung der Universität, Erlangen
Workshop of Master E.S.
Young woman holding a tendril, c. 1470
Pen and ink
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Martin Schongauer A Foolish Virgin in half-length, c. 1470-1482 Engraving © The Trustees of the British Museum, London