Vienna is one of the Dürer capitals of the world where it is quite easy to hop into a museum and see multiple Dürers hanging on the wall (or copies thereof, the Albertina is notorious for showing copies, after having nearly ruined the hare by mercilessly pimping it out). Especially in comparison to the huge canvasses of later times, the paintings of Dürer look and are tiny. So this Taschen A4 introduction shows many works close to their actual size (the tiny picture of the hare being a notable exception).

Dürer's paintings are very well represented, his prints less so - as is the case with the Dürers on exhibit in the museums. I'll have to track down editions of his prints too. The Taschen book offers a fine introduction to his life, his work and the era at an unbeatable price (while KHM offers it at a reduced price of 10 EUR, I bought mine at the annual Taschen sales for 5 EUR). ( )

Se eu já gostava de Dürer, fiquei absolutamente fascinada depois de ver seu auto-retrato exposto no Louvre.

http://www.louvre.fr/llv/oeuvres/detail_notice.jsp?CONTENTcnt_id=101341986732263... ( )

Muito bom. ( )

A short illustrated guide to one of the art superstars of the early 1500s. Lots of great pictures with short interpretations.