Albrecht Durer

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Dürer’s Fame

21 Jul 20114 stars

Tribute to the German woodcut and engravings master Albrecht Durer

German handball star Pascal Hens gazes out from a black-and-white poster, his torso naked, gaze serious, his pose one of self-deification. This is enhanced further by a tattoo on his stomach of two disembodied hands clasped together as if in prayer.

Dürer & Italy

4 Mar 2010

This new exhibition of engravings by Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) focuses on the influence of the German artist on his Italian contemporaries, which included Raphael. The exhibition presents astonishingly detailed engravings and woodcuts by the…