Albrecht Dürer

I happened across an Albrecht Dürer print while looking for an image of a rhinoceros the other day, which reminded me how much I love his art. I grew up seeing copies of his famous praying hands hanging on people’s walls.

But I particularly love his images of plants and animals.

Click and zoom for a closer look.

More art.

~ by lolarusa on August 5, 2008.

Posted in Art, Nature, Northern Renaissance

8 Responses to “Albrecht Dürer”

  1. Durer’s art reminds me that the draughtsman is, foremost, an observer of the world. I love him.

    amy newman said this on December 6, 2008 at 9:15 pm

  2. Ranbling throughout Finnish poetry I came across this:
    Moonlight.
    By the water
    Sits a frog, wiping
    His glasses on his sleeve.

    - Risto Rasa -

    danmihalache said this on January 23, 2009 at 8:15 pm

  3. Translated by Anniina Jokinen.

    lolarusa said this on January 23, 2009 at 9:36 pm

  4. Sure. Did You Know it?

    danmihalache said this on January 23, 2009 at 10:15 pm

  5. And: rambling; as usually casual; sorry

    danmihalache said this on January 23, 2009 at 10:19 pm

  6. I don’t know if I’ve read this particular poem, but many others by Risto Rasa.

    Here’s a quick translation of one I like:

    There’s a hole in the skin of the apple.
    If you press it against your ear
    and listen carefully,
    you can pick out, from the sounds of the water and wind,
    the clatter of dishes

    a worm washing up.

    lolarusa said this on January 27, 2009 at 10:29 pm

  7. I love Albrecht Durer. His work is perfection. I never read any poems by Risto Rasa, but the Apple poem i just read made me laugh. How imaginative. Thank you.

    cynthia leeser said this on September 29, 2009 at 8:06 pm

  8. I don’t know about perfection, but the art is extremely excellent. The still lifes are amazingly realistic.

    Gryphon said this on November 22, 2009 at 3:06 am

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