Albert and the Whale: Albrecht Dürer and How Art Imagines Our World

Albert and the Whale is a captivating exploration of the intersection between life, art, and the sea through the eyes of renowned artist Albrecht Dürer.

This book offers a personal and intimate look into the mind of a remarkable man who reinvented the way people understood art and captured states of mind through his work.

With stunning accuracy and modernity, Dürer painted signs and wonders, comets, devils, horses, nudes, dogs, and blades of grass that seem hyper-real even today.

Through Philip Hoare's expertise in the natural world and contemporary lives, readers will embark on a journey through time, seeking their own Leviathan and gaining a deeper understanding of the interplay between art and our world.

Don't miss out on this sublimely seductive book that has won numerous awards, including the 2009 Samuel Johnson Prize.