Question

___________ created the above Christian portrait of Saint James for the purpose of conveying the powerful presence of the apostle and remind people of the beginnings of Christianity.
A. Tony Hunt

C. Rembrandt van Rijn

B. Albrecht Durer

D. Melchior Broederlam

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Albrecht Durer

Explanation:

Albrecht Dürer is one of the most important artists of his time. The woodcut technique used by Dürer was already popular in Germany, but it was in his hands that it reached a new expressive dimension. He traced his drawings on a thin sheet of wood later carved by craftsmen; the protruding parts received an ink application and were then printed on paper. Another striking aspect of Dürer's prints and even paintings is his mastery in the smallest detail. He made endless studies of hands, heads, household objects, plants and animals. Dürer's art encompasses two eras, the medieval and the Renaissance, and two universes of classical Italian sentiment and the Nordic spiritual.

Answer 2

The correct answer is B. Albrecht Durer created the above Christian portrait of Saint James for the purpose of conveying the powerful presence of the apostle and remind people of the beginnings of Christianity.

Albrecht Durer is the most famous artist of the German Renaissance, known throughout the world for his paintings, drawings, engravings and theoretical writings on art.

His engravings reached great diffusion and inspired many later creators, including the Nazarenes of the 19th century and the German expressionists of the early twentieth century.