Then I Saw: The Influence of Albrecht Dürer's Apocalypse as Paratext
AbstractIn 1498, artist Albrecht Dürer published a series of woodcuts depicting scenes from the Book of Revelation, entitled Apocalypse. The impact and reach of Dürer's work has been widely acknowledged by scholars, and its importance is difficult to overstate. Sixteen images were produced, eac...
| Published in: | Religion and the arts |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
[2019]
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Religion and the arts
Year: 2019, Volume: 23, Issue: 4, Pages: 341-359 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Dürer, Albrecht 1471-1528, Apokalypse
/ Paratext
/ Cranach, Lucas 1472-1553, Das jüngste Gericht
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| IxTheo Classification: | CE Christian art KAF Church history 1300-1500; late Middle Ages NBQ Eschatology |
| Further subjects: | B
Apocalyptic
B Book of Revelation B Apocalypse B Lucas Cranach B Woodcut B Albrecht Dürer |
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| Summary: | AbstractIn 1498, artist Albrecht Dürer published a series of woodcuts depicting scenes from the Book of Revelation, entitled Apocalypse. The impact and reach of Dürer's work has been widely acknowledged by scholars, and its importance is difficult to overstate. Sixteen images were produced, each depicting scenes from the text of Revelation. This was a remarkable achievement, given the complexity and difficulty of the source material, and has influenced all subsequent depictions of the Apocalypse in the Western tradition. Apocalypse is therefore defined as a paratext, an artifact that affects the reading or interpretation of the original text, in this case the Book of Revelation. This essay will briefly discuss both the origins of Apocalypse and its paratextual influence, particularly with regards to Lucas Cranach's illustrations for the Luther Bible. This essay will also briefly visually exegete selected Apocalypse illustrations and their engagement with the text of the Book of Revelation. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5292 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Religion and the arts
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685292-02304001 |