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Avarice (Dürer, Vienna)
''Avarice'' (German: ''Allegorie des Geizes'') is a small (35 × 29 cm) oil-on-limewood painting of 1507 by Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528). The work is found on the reverse of his ''commons:File:Albrecht Dürer 094b.jpg, Portrait of Young Man''; it has been speculated, though it is impossible to know, that they were intended to form part of a diptych. ''Avarice'' is allegorical and serves as a warning at both the transience of life and the ultimate worthlessness of earthly fortune. It is generally grouped, along with ''Melencolia I'', as one of Dürer's vanitas images. Intended to represent both avarice and the passing nature of youthful beauty, the woman is shown in half-length, painted in thick impasto.Sturge Moore, 207 She has long and straight blond hair, glazed eyes, a long nose, a pinched jaw and a mouth with only two remaining teeth, which is twisted in a scornful laugh. Her visible right arm is muscular and out of proportion to the rest of her body, while a dark tu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albrecht Dürer 004b
Albrecht ("noble", "bright") is a given name or surname of German language, German origin and may refer to: First name *Albrecht Agthe, (1790–1873), German music teacher *Albrecht Altdorfer, (c. 1480–1538) German Renaissance painter *Albrecht Becker, (1906–2002), German production designer, photographer, and actor *Albrecht Berblinger, (1770–1829), German constructor (the tailor of ulm) *Albrecht Brandi, (1914–1966), German U-boat commander in World War II *Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg, (1865–1939), German field marshal in World War I *Albrecht von Wallenstein, (1583–1634), Bohemian soldier and politician during the Thirty Years' War *Albrecht Dieterich, (1866–1908) German classical philologist and religious scholar *Albrecht Dietz, (1926–2012), German entrepreneur and scientist *Albrecht Dürer, (1471–1528), German artist and mathematician *Albrecht Dürer the Elder, German goldsmith and father of Albrecht Dürer *Albrecht Elof Ihre, (1797–1877), Swedish dip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
