Albrecht Dürer and the Depiction of Cultural Differences in Renaissance Europe

This book provides a comprehensive assessment of Dürer’s depictions of human diversity, focusing particularly on his depictions of figures from outside his Western European milieu. Heather Madar contextualizes those depictions within their broader artistic and historical context and assesses them in light of current theories about early modern concepts of cultural, ethnic, religious and racial diversity. The book also explores Dürer’s connections with contemporaries, his later legacy with respect to his imagery of the other and the broader significance of Nuremberg to early modern engagements with the world beyond Europe. The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, Renaissance studies and Renaissance history. This book provides a comprehensive assessment of Dürer’s depictions of human diversity, focusing particularly on his depictions of non-European figures. Heather Madar contextualizes those depictions within their broader artistic and historical context and assesses them in light of contemporary theories about early modern concepts of cultural, ethnic and racial diversity. The book also explores DÃ1⁄4rerâ€TMs influence on his followers, his later legacy with respect to his imagery of the other and the broader significance of Nuremberg to early modern engagements with the world outside Europe. The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, Renaissance studies, and Renaissance history. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Series Page 3 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Dedication 6 Contents 8 List of Figures 9 Acknowledgments 12 Introduction 14 1. From Saracen to Turk: Dürer and the Origins of Ottoman Imagery in German Renaissance Art 28 2. Ottoman, Mamluk and Roman: Dress and Identity in Dürer’s Art After 1495 61 3. Ottomans as Ottomans: Portraiture, Genre and Polemical Imagery 89 4. Black Ottomans and Black Mamluks: Racial Difference in Dürer’s Depictions of Muslim Figures 110 5. Katharina and Portrait of a Young Man: Black Presence in Renaissance Europe 130 6. Conclusion: Dürer’s Theories of Human Difference 151 Works Cited 163 Index 174 Europe;,early,modern;,indigenous;,American;,marvelous;,strange;,human;,Germany;,art,history;,Ottoman;,collecting;,diversity;,Mamluk;,art,theory;,Christianity;,Islam;,exotic;,Holy,Roman,Emperor;,Maximilian,I;,the,other;,race;,ethnicity Europe,early modern,indigenous,American,marvelous,strange,human,Germany,art history,Ottoman,collecting,diversity,Mamluk,art theory,Christianity,Islam,exotic,Holy Roman Emperor,Maximilian I,the other,race,ethnicity "This book provides a comprehensive assessment of Dürer's depictions of human diversity, focusing particularly on his depictions of non-European figures. Heather Madar contextualizes those depictions within their broader artistic and historical context and assesses them in light of contemporary theories about early modern concepts of cultural, ethnic and racial diversity. The book also explores Dürer's influence on his followers, his later legacy with respect to his imagery of the other and the broader significance of Nuremberg to early modern engagements with the world outside Europe. The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, Renaissance studies, and Renaissance history"-- Provided by publisher