Jesus among the doctors
Jesus Among the Doctors
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Dürer was the leading representative of German Renaissance art, and a key advocate of new ideas in Northern Europe. This panel was executed in Venice, during his second visit to Italy—where he was hailed as a consummate artist—and it has been identified as the painting referred to in a letter from Dürer to his friend Willibald Pirckheimer, the Nuremberg humanist. In its use of half-length figures and the arrangement of heads around a focal point formed by the child’s face and hands, the composition clearly echoes contemporary Italian painting. Thus, the German artist skilfully blends the two Renaissance worlds of Northern Europe and Italy. The panel is dated and signed with Dürer’s anagram on the slip of paper protruding from the book in the foreground.
Jesus Among the Doctors - Dürer, Albrecht. Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza (museothyssen.org)
Biography of Albrecht Dürer
Childhood
Dürer was born in the city of Nuremberg on March 21st1471, to Albrecht and Barbara Dürer as the third child of the two, who would go on to have at least 14, and possibly as many as 18 children. His father, a successful goldsmith, had moved to Nuremberg from Ajtós near Gyula in Hungary in 1455. He changed his surname from the Hungarian Ajtósi to its German translation Türer, meaning doormaker. Due to the local pronunciation, the family name eventually became established as Dürer.Dürer's success as a printmaker rapidly spread across Europe, fueled by his popular Apocalypse series of woodcuts from 1498. He was highly aware of his artistic image and authorship, which is evident in his bold monogram signature. As his art became increasingly valuable, Dürer's maker's mark was repeatedly forged, which even led him to file a complaint with the Venetian government against the engraver Marcantonio Raimondi, who had repeatedly copied his works and maker's mark, selling them off as originals. In the end, the court ruled that Raimondi could continue making copies of Dürer's, as long as he didn't reproduce the artist's monogram. The case famously stands as an early dispute in the development of intellectual property law.Albrecht Dürer Biography, Life & Quotes | TheArtStory
conclusion:
I found this artwork very much inspiring to me because the artist who painted it has multiple artwork that has very vibrant colors and it's all about modern day. the title speaks of Jesus amongst the doctors which is very interesting to me because Jesus was the doctor to me I believe he was the healer of all people. in the artwork all look to him like the needed answers or healing.
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