Elizabeth Ripley has already proved in her other biographies of artists that she can present to young readers an absorbing, accurate and sympathetic picture of the life and work of a great man.

As in her previous volumes, the author has used the artist's paintings and drawings to illustrate his life. So in this biography of Albrecht Durer we see first his self portrait made at the age of thirteen. We follow his life through his early struggles, his marriage, his Italian journeys and his struggle within himself to find perfection in art. Opposite each page of text is a reproduction of a picture which illuminates the story. A distinguished and important book.

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