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WEBQUEST LESSON:

Biographical Information Exercise: Albrecht Drer

Introduction: Greatest artist in Germany: Albrecht Drer.

Read the biography at the link below to get some facts about Albrecht Drer and answer the following questions. http://www.durerart.com/ Who was Albrecht Drer? Why is Albrecht Drer considered supreme in his art principles? In which year did he create the woodcuts for his book The Apocalypse of Saint John? How much money did the Venetian senate offer to commission his art? When did Albrecht Drer die?

Directions: Download the article Rembrandts Drer, bellow in the download area of Webquest page. Then complete the activity below responding to the essay questions. In this activity you will explore more about Rembrandts and Drers master compositions and how planning, elements of design, creativity and craftsmanship are used in their works.

Question/Response Exercise Rembrandts/Drers Compositions

Question: 1) Albrecht Drer copied artworks from other contemporary artists and borrowed imagery. However, he made is own work (compositions) very different from the originals. Do you think that borrowing ideas is forgery? Explain in your own words with at least 10 complete sentences why or why not? 2) Albrecht Drer was the first artist in the Renaissance that had a trademark (or logo), a very clever idea at the time. By looking at figure 2, can you see differences? Explain in 10 complete sentences your observations. Explain these two techniques of printmaking: (1) woodcutting and (2) engraving. 3) Albrecht Drer sued Marcantonio Raimondi for copying his artwork and his monograph (or logo). Drer was essentially doing the Response:

same thing; copying others artwork for his own use. Drer felt that it was okay to copy his work but not his logo (or monograph). Imagine that you are in the same situation today. What would you do? Explain using at least 10 complete sentences. 4) Rembrandt studied Drer prints in the Baroque period, which was a period of incredibly dramatic composition. Artists of this period strived to capture the right moment of action, which gave this periods artwork quite a theatrical quality. Using 10 complete sentences, explain which artist you liked better, Drer, or Rembrandt? Why? 5) Why do you think Drer and Rembrandt are considered masters? Give your opinion in a short paragraph using 10 complete sentences?

Comparison/Contrast Exercise Rembrandts/Drers Compositions

Write a comparison and contrast analysis of each artist and how they utilized the printing technique in the images outlined in the table below.

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Albrecht Drer

Rembrandt Van Rijn

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