The Master of the Unicorn and his Apocalypse: A Book about the End of the World by Jean Duve. Reproduction of the 1561 edition
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Jean Duva (c. 1485 - c. 1559) - one of the most mysterious French renaissance engravers. Until the 19th century, he was known as the Master of the Unicorn - thanks to a series of six engravings for the plot of unicorn (L"Histoire de la Licorne), which were inspired by the love relationships of Henry II and Diana de Poitier, the uncorrected Queen of France. The artist is attributed to a little more than 70 engravings that have survived to this day, of which the most significant work is the Apocalypse series, published in the form of the book "L"Apocalypse Figuree" in 1561 in Lyon. The series consists of 23 engravings. This publication is also surrounded by a halo of mystery and is the subject of long -term discussions. The impression of the foreignness of engravings is due to their non -infinitive format: there is even the assumption that these were originally stained glass sketches in the Saint -Mammes in Langra - for its Renaissance windows with a semicircular top. The series was created in the extremely dramatic period of religious wars, because the researchers are great to read in a dense, confusing, almost encrypted visual. engravings one or another topical interpretation.
The decorativeness of the style of the Duve is paradoxically combined with expression, the superficial layout of the compositions turns the figures of people, soldiers, angels, demons, architecture and landscape elements into an ornament, visual rebus, congenial to the text of John the Theologian. The quasijigability of Duva is emotional and suggestive, with an increase in its drawing, it can sometimes seem schematic and naive in details, but as a whole, these strange engravings-pans are impressive and staggering.
This rare monument of the late Renaissance after 460 years is first reproduced in the form of a commented publication - accompanied by the Russian transmission of the revelation of John the Theologian, three art history articles and 70 additional illustrations
The decorativeness of the style of the Duve is paradoxically combined with expression, the superficial layout of the compositions turns the figures of people, soldiers, angels, demons, architecture and landscape elements into an ornament, visual rebus, congenial to the text of John the Theologian. The quasijigability of Duva is emotional and suggestive, with an increase in its drawing, it can sometimes seem schematic and naive in details, but as a whole, these strange engravings-pans are impressive and staggering.
This rare monument of the late Renaissance after 460 years is first reproduced in the form of a commented publication - accompanied by the Russian transmission of the revelation of John the Theologian, three art history articles and 70 additional illustrations
Author:
Author:Чистова Любава, Россомахин Андрей
Cover:
Cover:Soft
Category:
- Category:Arts & Photography
- Category:Culture
- Category:Reference books
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:Offset
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-907387-16-4
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