Illustrated Talk: Plague & Death in the Art of Albrecht Dürer
Albrecht Dürer, Germany 1471-1528 / The Four Horsemen of The Apocalypse c.1497–98, from 'The Apocalypse', published 1511 / Woodcut on paper / Purchased 2013 with funds from the Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Diversity Foundation through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation Appeal | Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / View full image
When
10.30 – 11.30 am, Sun 18 Oct 2020
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'Anyone who is among us today, may be buried tomorrow.’ - Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) In this talk, Dr Andrea Bubenik, Senior Lecturer in Art History, University of Queensland will explore how Dürer gave visual expression to fears of plague and death in his 1498 Apocalypse series, and consider why his response matters during our present-day global pandemic. Select works from the Apocalypse series are currently on display at QAG, in the ‘Two Sisters, A Singular Vision’ exhibition and the International Art Collection. Free / Bookings required / This event is a webinar. Participant’s webcam and microphone will be disabled / This event will be recorded and made available on QAGOMA’s YouTube. / NOTE: This talk is happening at 10.30am AEST (Queensland time). Proudly presented by HSBC