Albrecht Durer: Die Apokalypse, the Apocalypse

by Ludwig Grote

The woodprint series, "Apocalypse, " was published for the first time in 1498 in German and Latin, making Albrecht Durer (1471-1528) known in Europe almost over night. As early as 1511 a second edition followed in book-form. Impressive pictures on 15 large woodprints tell of the horror of the last days and the beginning of the eternal kingdom of God as described in the Revelation of St John the Divine. Published shortly before the turn of the century -- the magical date 1500 -- it had a special meaning to the people: the visions were thought to be prophecies of the advancing last days.

32 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1999