Durer and the Apocalypse

Durer and the Apocalypse

Thursday 29 November 2018

a jokey & fun look at fears the world would end in the year 1500 AD

With the help of Dr Luke Uglow, Lecturer in Art History, University of Manchester,  and Albrecht Dürer’s woodcut prints from the Whitworth Collection.

The greatest printmaking achievement of Dürer's early years was The Apocalypse, a set of 15 woodcuts on the revelations of St John, telling the story of the end of the world and the coming of the Kingdom of God. The terrifying, visions of the horrors of doomsday, and of the signs and portents preceding it, had never before been visualized with such force and power. The weird visions of the apocalyptic events had acquired something like topical interest, for there were many who expected these prophecies to come true within their lifetime. The series brought Dürer fame and wealth as well as some freedom from the patronage system, which, in turn, allowed him to choose his own subjects and to devote more time to engraving.

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Cost per person: £10.00

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Cost: £10 pp

Time: 2.00pm                      

Venue: Study Centre, the Whitworth