"Alberti Dvreri pictoris et architecti praestantissimi De vrbibvs..."
1535
Medium
Illustrated book
Dimensions
78 pp.; H: 13 3/4 in. (35 cm)
Culture
Paris: Officina Christiani Wecheli, 1535
Department
The Libraries
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchased with income from the Jacob S. Rogers Fund
Accession Number
125.97 D932
Art Historical Context
Step into the world of Renaissance ingenuity with *Alberti Dvreri pictoris et architecti praestantissimi De vrbibvs...*, a rare illustrated book by the legendary Albrecht Dürer, published posthumously in 1535 by Paris's Officina Christiani Wecheli. Dürer, the preeminent Northern Renaissance artist (1471–1528), was not only a master painter and engraver but also a pioneering theorist on architecture and urban design. This 78-page volume, standing tall at 13¾ inches, showcases his meticulous woodcut illustrations exploring cities (*De urbibus*), blending artistic precision with practical insight...
About the Artist
Albrecht Dürer · 1471–1528
Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) stands as the preeminent figure of the Northern Renaissance and arguably the most influential artist in the history of printmaking. Born in Nuremberg on May 21, 1471, and dying in the same city on April 6, 1528, Dürer revolutionized the status of the artist in Northern Europe, transforming printmaking from a commercial craft into an independent fine art and establishing ...