Studies In Perspective

Jan Vredeman De Vries

Studies In Perspective - 1st - Usa Dover Publications 2014 - 56

When the Renaissance reached Northern Europe, Jan Vredeman de Vries (1527-1604) ranked among its most influential advocates. His books of architectural engravings opened new avenues of invention, reflecting the era's artistic crosscurrents. Their combination of Northern and Southern elements forms a powerful expression of sixteenth-century Netherlands culture and constitutes a new style that spread throughout Germany, Scandinavia, and the British Isles.This book, the last and greatest of Vredeman's works, perpetuated not only the Renaissance interest in perspective but also the important work


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