Adam and Eve - a podcast by Karen Jackson
from 2021-03-27T14:23:10
In today’s A Long Look, we’ll find out how German artist Albrecht Dürer pushed the limits of engraving by experimenting with tools used by armorers and goldsmiths. And we’ll discover how his love of Italian art and fascination with the human body led to this work.
Plus, we’ll find out the meaning of that menagerie of animals surrounding these two. You won’t believe who the parrot might represent!
SHOW NOTES
“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas https://youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo
Episode theme is “Dowland Lachrimae, or Seven Tears - 5. Lachrimae coactae” composed by John Dowland. Performed by I Solipsisti, courtesy of musopen.org.
Artwork information https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/336222
Albrecht Dürer information https://www.britannica.com/biography/Albrecht-Dürer-German-artist#ref1949
Gothic and Renaissance Art in Nuremberg, 1300–1550 (PDF)
One interpretation of the animals (Khan Academy)
Printmaking information
How to Identify Prints / Edition 2 by Bamber Gascoigne
Engraving video (Metropolitan Museum)
Armor images and information
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/23944
Further episodes of A Long Look Podcast
Further podcasts by Karen Jackson
Website of Karen Jackson