Dürer’s Meisterstiche
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Dürer’s Meisterstiche are a renowned trio of master engravings by Albrecht Dürer, celebrated for their technical virtuosity and complex symbolic content.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dürer’s Meisterstiche canonical | 1 |
| Dürer’s master engravings | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Dürer’s Meisterstiche Context triple: [Melencolia I, partOfSeries, Dürer’s Meisterstiche]
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Weißkunig woodcuts
The Weißkunig woodcuts are a celebrated series of Renaissance prints illustrating the semi-autobiographical, propagandistic life story of Emperor Maximilian I, designed by Hans Burgkmair the Elder and other artists.
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Kupferstichkabinett
The Kupferstichkabinett is Berlin’s renowned museum of prints and drawings, housing one of the world’s most important collections of works on paper from the Middle Ages to the present.
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Dance of Death woodcuts
The Dance of Death woodcuts are a renowned series of early 16th-century allegorical prints by Hans Holbein the Younger that depict Death confronting people from all walks of life, illustrating the universality of mortality.
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Kupferstich-Kabinett
The Kupferstich-Kabinett is a renowned Dresden museum and collection specializing in prints, drawings, and graphic art from the Renaissance to the present.
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Landsknechte (mercenary soldiers) woodcuts
Landsknechte (mercenary soldiers) woodcuts are a series of early 16th-century prints vividly depicting German mercenary infantry, renowned for their detailed portrayal of contemporary military costume and culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Dürer’s Meisterstiche Target entity description: Dürer’s Meisterstiche are a renowned trio of master engravings by Albrecht Dürer, celebrated for their technical virtuosity and complex symbolic content.
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A.
Weißkunig woodcuts
The Weißkunig woodcuts are a celebrated series of Renaissance prints illustrating the semi-autobiographical, propagandistic life story of Emperor Maximilian I, designed by Hans Burgkmair the Elder and other artists.
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B.
Kupferstichkabinett
The Kupferstichkabinett is Berlin’s renowned museum of prints and drawings, housing one of the world’s most important collections of works on paper from the Middle Ages to the present.
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C.
Dance of Death woodcuts
The Dance of Death woodcuts are a renowned series of early 16th-century allegorical prints by Hans Holbein the Younger that depict Death confronting people from all walks of life, illustrating the universality of mortality.
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D.
Kupferstich-Kabinett
The Kupferstich-Kabinett is a renowned Dresden museum and collection specializing in prints, drawings, and graphic art from the Renaissance to the present.
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E.
Landsknechte (mercenary soldiers) woodcuts
Landsknechte (mercenary soldiers) woodcuts are a series of early 16th-century prints vividly depicting German mercenary infantry, renowned for their detailed portrayal of contemporary military costume and culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork series
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series of prints ⓘ |
| approximateDate | c. 1513–1514 ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
benchmark of Northern Renaissance engraving
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high point of Dürer’s printmaking ⓘ |
| artisticTechnique |
hatching and cross‑hatching
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line engraving ⓘ |
| artMovement | Northern Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Christian humanism
NERFINISHED
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Renaissance theories of temperament ⓘ memento mori themes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| creator | Albrecht Dürer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception |
celebrated for complex symbolic content
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celebrated for technical virtuosity ⓘ |
| depicts |
Saint Jerome
NERFINISHED
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devil ⓘ geometrical instruments ⓘ knight on horseback ⓘ magic square ⓘ personification of Death ⓘ personification of Melancholy ⓘ polyhedron ⓘ scholar in study ⓘ |
| genre | engraving ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Knight, Death and the Devil
NERFINISHED
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Melencolia I NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Jerome in His Study NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldIn | various museum print rooms worldwide ⓘ |
| iconographicTheme |
active life
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contemplative life ⓘ intellectual life ⓘ |
| influenced |
iconography of melancholy in art
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later European printmakers ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | German ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christian iconography
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humanist symbolism ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ |
| material | paper ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Albrecht Dürer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfWorks | 3 ⓘ |
| period | early 16th century ⓘ |
| productionMethod | copper engraving ⓘ |
| translationOfTitle | master engravings ⓘ |
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Subject: Dürer’s Meisterstiche Description of subject: Dürer’s Meisterstiche are a renowned trio of master engravings by Albrecht Dürer, celebrated for their technical virtuosity and complex symbolic content.
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