c1941 Vrs Graf

Description

Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

In the publisher's original orange cloth.

This volume is undated. Dated here using Jisc, from copies held at the University of Edinburgh Libraries and the University of York Libraries.

This volume is a concise, richly illustrated survey of Urs Graf’s graphic work, combining scholarly analysis with a substantial visual record. The text essays by Major and Gradmann offer insight into the history of the following 150 illustrated facsimiles of Graf's work, over 56 double-sided black-and-white plates. Collated, complete.

Urs Graf (c.1485–c.1527) was a Swiss Renaissance artist and mercenary known for his bold, unflinching drawings and engravings that depicted soldiers, peasants, and raw scenes of everyday life.