From Nürnberg to Darmstadt

From Nürnberg to Darmstadt June 3, 2015

 

Sebst-Porträt Dürer
Albrecht Dürer self-portrait (1500)
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Before leaving Nuremberg this morning, we spent a bit of time in the Nürnberger Altstadt, the “Old City.”  In particular, we devoted a couple of hours to the home of the great German Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer, who has long been among my favorite artists.  (I’m still grateful to my high school German teacher, Lenore Smith, who introduced me to him.)

 

Dürer's "Hare"
“A Young Hare”

An astonishing 1502 watercolor
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4 horsemen of Dürer
Dürer’s famous woodcut of “The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse”
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Then we got on the road westward.  Apart from stopping off to see the wonderful castle at Würzburg, we kept driving and driving, and now we’re in Darmstadt, where we’re about to meet up with the rest of the gang for the FairMormon Konferenz that begins here tomorrow.  It’s the reason I’m here in Germany.

 

Posted from Darmstadt, Germany

 

 


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