<p>ART 3301/HUM 3312 Dürer Film Guide</p><p>1. Where was Dürer born?</p><p>2. What was the medium for Dürer’s portrait done at 13? Silverpoint</p><p>3. What was Dürer’s father’s trade?</p><p>Goldsmith</p><p>4. What is unique about how Dürer portrays his father and mother?</p><p>He isn’t afraid to show him aging.</p><p>5. What well-known printmaker did Dürer admire?</p><p>Schoengauer.</p><p>6. In his Alsace self-portrait at age 22 what does Dürer hold? Why? </p><p>Symbol holds sea holly of the suitor, aphrodesiac to be sent to his fiancé</p><p>7. Where did Dürer travel shortly after his marriage?</p><p>Italy</p><p>8. What subject started to appear more often after his trip over the Alps?</p><p>Landscape</p><p>9. How are his landscapes characterized?</p><p>Captures the essence of landscape, the mood</p><p>10. What part of Italy did Dürer visit twice?</p><p>Venice</p><p>11. What significant commission did he receive there? How did they know about Dürer?</p><p>San botto Romeo near the realto bridge Famous through his prints</p><p>12. What theme did he choose? Rosary Mo and child with roses</p><p>13. How did his Italian experience affect his style?</p><p>Paints in layers, all figures in proportion.</p><p>Learned to apply layers of soft brushstrokes and to manipulate light and shadow</p><p>14. What did he have in common with Leonardo?</p><p>Wrote treatises, especially on perspective. Interest in Greek notion of perfect form</p><p>15. How does his self-portrait of this period reflect his interests?</p><p>Can be compartmentalized into geometric patterns</p><p>16. What was significant about Dürer buying a house when he returned to Germany?</p><p>Part of town council, indicated his new rank and status in the community</p><p>17. Who was Luther? How were Dürer’s images related to Luther’s ideas?</p><p>Reflect corruption and disarray of church at that time</p><p>18. Besides religious, what other subject is found in his prints?</p><p>Genre scenes</p><p>19. What kind of material did Dürer use for his engravings? What are the advantages of this material over wood?</p><p>Copper, more refined line</p><p>20. Whose service did Dürer enter in 1512? What did he do for him?</p><p>Emperor Maximillian enter his service in 1512</p><p>Decorated margins of his prayer book</p><p>21. Why is the painting of the Four Apostles considered to be related to Dürer’s Protestant leanings? Was he pleased with this painting? </p>