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A Study of the Relations between Albrecht Durer's Art Theory and his Works of Art

Research Project

Project/Area Number 62510033
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field Fine art history
Research InstitutionKYUSHU SANGYO UNIVERSITY

Principal Investigator

SHIMOMURA Koji  FACULTY OF ARTS, KYUSHU SANGYO UNIVERSITY, 芸術学部, 助教授 (50069514)

Project Period (FY) 1987 – 1988
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1988)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000)
Fiscal Year 1988: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000)
Fiscal Year 1987: ¥1,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000)
Keywordsview of nature / type / law / view of harmony / Vorbild of God / transformation / Vergleichlichkeit / 細部表現 / フェアグライヒリッヒカイト / 分数方式 / モデュール方式 / 人体比例 / 個性的表現 / 奇形
Research Abstract

Durer thinks nature as a model of an artist. He esteems naturalistic representation as an ideal of making art. Italian Renaissance artists made works with much simplification and abbreviation of the objects in the interest of aesthetic effects. Durer warns against these method of making works. The different implication of italian terms "convenienza" or "armonia" which mean formative harmony and Durer's german "vergleichlich" is susceptible also in the manner of art making. We can interpret Durer's term as pure reflection of natulal law, ultimately of J.Eckhart's "Vorbild" , and Italians' as the harmonious concord of the parts. The conspicuous details represented in Durer's works originates from his sanctifying of nature and his view of art as reflection of "Vorbild" of God.
As to theory of human proportion , we can find a similar difference. Italians hold that beauty exists in the harmonious proportion of the parts. They seek for sensuous beauty of human body, while Durer seeks for representation of individual character rather than beautiful aspects. Durer studies much more about various types and exact values of measurers. Many human figurers of his works verify this characterization. Ultimately Durer accentuates the importance of transformation, by which he can make many forms out of elementary form. With this transformation, artist creates his formative worlds on the basis of natural law.

Report

(3 results)
  • 1988 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1987 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (9 results)

All Other

All Publications (9 results)

  • [Publications] 下村耕史: 九州産業大学芸術学部研究報告. 19. 25-56 (1988)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1988 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 下村耕司: 九州産業大学芸術学部研究 報告. 20. 33-47 (1989)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1988 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 下村耕司: 九州芸術学会誌 「デアルテ」. 5. (1989)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1988 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Koji SHIMOMURA: "Study of Durer's Cycle of the " Apocalypse " Woodcuts - On the succession and his transformation of the incunabular tradition -" Research Perorts of the Faculty of Arts, Kyushu Sangyo University. 19. 25-56 (1988)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1988 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Koji SHIMOMURA: "Durer's Drafts of Preface to his " On Painting " ; A Translation" Research Reports of the Faculty of Arts, Kyushu Sangyo University. 20. 33-47 (1989)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1988 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Koji SHIMOMURA: "An Anxiety of Durer in his Youth" de arte. Journal of the Kyushu Art Society. 5. (1989)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1988 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 下村耕史: 九州産業大学芸術学部研究報告. 20. 33-47 (1989)

    • Related Report
      1988 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 下村耕史: 九州芸術学会誌「デアルテ」. 5. (1989)

    • Related Report
      1988 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 下村 耕史: 九州産業大学芸術学部研究報告. 19. 25-56 (1988)

    • Related Report
      1987 Annual Research Report

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Published: 1987-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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