1st Edition
Albrecht Dürer and the Depiction of Cultural Differences in Renaissance Europe
By Heather Madar
Copyright 2023
186 Pages
63 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
186 Pages
63 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
186 Pages
63 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book provides a comprehensive assessment of Dürer’s depictions of human diversity, focusing particularly on his depictions of figures from outside his Western European milieu.
Heather Madar contextualizes those depictions within their broader artistic and historical context and assesses them in light of current theories about early modern concepts of cultural, ethnic, religious and racial... Read more
Introduction 1. From Saracen to Turk: Dürer and the Origins of Ottoman Imagery in German Renaissance Art 2. Ottoman, Mamluk and Roman: Dress and Identity in Dürer’s Art After 1495 3. Ottomans as Ottomans: Portraiture, Genre and Polemical Imagery 4. Black Ottomans and Black Mamluks: Racial Difference in Dürer’s Depictions of Muslim Figures 5. Katharina and Portrait of an African Man: Black Presence in Renaissance Europe Conclusion
Biography
Heather Madar is Professor at Cal Poly Humboldt, USA
