WRITTEN IN THE STARS; A Novel about

by F. Hope Fisher ‧ RELEASE DATE: May 23, 1951

This fictionized fragment of the great 16th century engraver's life is something of a domestic diary covering the nine years between his marriage to Agnes, and her realization of her love for him. Convent-bred Agnes was in love with a wandering n'er-do-well when her parents forced her to take for husband the kind, courtly and gentle artist, Albrecht Durer, who here displays a remarkable restraint during the nine year hiatus. There is a vivid picture of Nuremburg at this time, of an outbreak of plague, an evil secret organization, of Jew-baiting. There is too exceptional detail on domestic life in general, and these two in particular. But aesthetically the stature of Durer, as a painter and engraver, does not come through in what is only a partial phase of his life.

Pub Date: May 23, 1951

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Harper

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: May 1, 1951

Categories: FICTION