Vier nackte Frauen?: zum Sichtbaren und zum Nichtsichtbaren in Dürers Kupferstich mit den Zeichen "O.G.H." und "1497"

• Autores: Thomas Renkl
• Localización: Zeitschrift für Kunstgeschichte, ISSN 0044-2992, Vol. 78, Nº. 3-4, 2015, págs. 386-411
• Idioma: alemán
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• Resumen

  • For the comtemporary audience, Albercht Dürer's engraving "Four Naked Woman" was unprecedented in its treatment of nakedness as well as in its dealing with traditional iconography. Even today, the print appears enigmatic. While early scholarship discussed the figures as witches and further research suggested various characteres of ancient myths, recent interpretations tend to read the scene merely as an occasion to show female nudes ("sex sells"). Focusing on what is visible in the print, this study aims to decode the identity of the figures and the plot they are hiding. As Dürer added a later component and as every single detail, including the ceiling decoration with the abbreviation "O.G.H.", is based on ciphers of the most widespread cultural tradition, the artist's intention is evident: to make this innovative image comprehensible not only for humanists, but also for the general public.