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In the early sixteenth century, almost without warning, Albrecht Altdorfer promoted landscape from its traditionally supplementary role to the center of the picture field. Christopher S. Wood shows how Altdorfer (c. 1480-1538) transformed what had been the mere setting for sacred and historical figures into a principal venue for stylish draftsmanship and idiosyncratic painterly effects.Wood, Christopher S. is the author of 'Albrecht Altdorfer and the Origins of Landscape' with ISBN 9780226906010 and ISBN 0226906019.
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