"Dürer: The New Aesthetic Order" Author: [France] Sylvie Girard-Lagos Publisher: Beijing United Publishing Company

Introduction
This book is one of the "Art Gallery on Paper" series. Through this book, you can appreciate more than 60 representative works of Dürer, a German artist who lived in the late 15th century and early 16th century. He is a painter, printmaker and sketch artist. He created a self-portrait at the age of 13, showing extraordinary artistic talent and a strong sense of self-awakening. He is known as the "father of self-portraits". At the same time, he also has amazing observation skills and has left a wealth of works for future generations, including vivid flower and animal sketches, self-portraits and portraits. The portraits he created reveal the inner personality of the characters, and the religious paintings are expressed in the language of color. In addition, he also brought the theory of the Italian Renaissance to northern Europe. He is proficient in mathematics, architecture and human anatomy, and is considered a genius artist comparable to Leonardo da Vinci.
About the Author
Sylvie Girard-Lagos is a French author and journalist. He has created many works since 1978, covering the fields of living art, food, art and art history. He has written many books, including more than 60 books on food and fashion. He has a profound cultivation and unique insights in art, especially painting.
The translator Li Lei is a freelance French translator who is keen on watercolor painting. He has translated the Paper Art Museum series, including "Da Vinci", "Botticelli", "Raphael", "Van Gogh", "Gauguin", "Munch", etc.
Table of contents · · · · · ·
A. Observe Nature
Natural scenery, flora and fauna are an inexhaustible source of inspiration for Dürer. In addition to landscape paintings and animal sketches, his works also include rustic close-ups of weeds.
B The Secret Life of an Individual
Dürer analyzed his own personality through his self-portraits, and the many portraits he created throughout his life also focused on revealing the inner personality of the characters.
C Devout religious art
Religious painting is one of Dürer's creative themes. Whether it is a large official altar painting or a small private prayer painting, color is an important way of expression for him.
D Paper, woodcuts and copperplate engravings
Dürer is a well-deserved master of painting. He also demonstrated amazing skills in woodcuts and copperplate engravings.