Hans Baldung called Hans Baldung Grien. He was a brilliant painter , draftsman , and writer, though his first and probably greatest artistic impact was in the medium of printmaking. He expanded its tonal and dramatic range, and provided the imagery with a new conceptual foundation. He went on to produce independent prints, such as the engraving Adam and Eve ; Their technical virtuosity, intellectual scope, and psychological depth were unmatched by earlier printed work.
He visited the country twice, from to and again from to , absorbing firsthand some of the great works of the Italian Renaissance, as well as the classical heritage and theoretical writings of the region. Italian theoretical pursuits also resonated deeply with the artist. The artist also cast a bold light on his own image through a number of striking self-portraits—drawn, painted, and printed.
They reveal an increasingly successful and self-assured master, eager to assert his creative genius and inherent nobility, while still marked by a clear-eyed, often foreboding outlook. Wisse, Jacob. Bartrum, Giulia, et al. Exhibition catalogue. London: British Museum, Boorsch, Suzanne, and Nadine M. See on MetPublications. Eichberger, Dagmar, and Charles Zika, eds. New York: Cambridge University Press, Panofsky, Erwin.
Princeton: Princeton University Press, A Hedgehog Erinaceus roumanicus Hans Hoffmann. Eastern Europe and Scandinavia, — A. Florence and Central Italy, — A. Low Countries, — A. Rome and Southern Italy, — A. Venice and Northern Italy, — A. Keywords 15th Century A.
