{"id":83,"date":"2021-10-18T21:43:06","date_gmt":"2021-10-18T21:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/arianathompson\/?p=83"},"modified":"2021-10-18T21:43:10","modified_gmt":"2021-10-18T21:43:10","slug":"apocalypse-albrecht-durer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/arianathompson\/2021\/10\/18\/apocalypse-albrecht-durer\/","title":{"rendered":"Apocalypse (Albrecht D\u00fcrer)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Albrecht D\u00fcrer Depicted the Book of Revelations in his 15 paged woodcut, &#8220;Apocalypse.&#8221; This book would bring fame to D\u00fcrer all across Europe. The &#8220;Book of Revelations&#8221; is a title heard by many, known for its incredibly dramatic and frightening tone. Written by John, it is the final book in the new testament in the Christian holy bible. This book is widely known for its depiction and description of the &#8220;Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.&#8221; The Four Horsemen may be the most recognisable and iconic piece from D\u00fcrer&#8217;s booklet, as shown below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.metmuseum.org\/CRDImages\/dp\/original\/DP816773.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption>https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/336215<br>The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Originally, Apocalypse was cut onto pearwood, amongst 15 woodcuts and of course, printed beautifully in black and white. The booklet was 15 pages in length, respectfully, although, D\u00fcrer initially planned to include every scene from the book. The earlier woodcuts by D\u00fcrer were depicted unrealistically, later on, they were to be recreated following his travels to Italy. Travelling to Italy enabled D\u00fcrer to combine the iconography of the bible and early ideology with his art skills. This aided him throughout the final products to appear more realistic, practical, and expressive. D\u00fcrer depicted the images beautifully, the black and white almost complementing the imagery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.metmuseum.org\/CRDImages\/dp\/original\/DP816928.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption>https:\/\/images.metmuseum.org\/CRDImages\/dp\/original\/DP816928.jpg<br>The Whore of Babylon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There have been speculations as to the depictions of D\u00fcrer&#8217;s images. I&#8217;ve shared the pieces &#8220;Opening of the Seventh Seal&#8221; and &#8220;The Whore of Babylon.&#8221; It&#8217;s been speculated the turbaned figures in &#8220;The Whore of Babylon&#8221; are being seduced by the woman. This results in subjecting them to the Apocalypse. She appears to be represented as a dangerous figure, with the monsters by her side, as if implying that falling for her could be catastrophic.<br>Through my own observation, &#8220;Opening of the Seventh Seal&#8221; is a lot to unpack. The angels and the screaming eagle display a strong sense of triumph and a warning, conveying their message to the vast world below. It definetly delivers the energy of an approaching apocalypse or an approaching end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.metmuseum.org\/CRDImages\/dp\/original\/DP816955.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption>https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/397139<br>Opening the Seventh Seal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.albrechtdurer.org\/opening-of-the-seventh-seal\/\">http:\/\/www.albrechtdurer.org\/opening-of-the-seventh-seal\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Revelation-to-John\">https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Revelation-to-John<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apocalypse_(D\u00fcrer)\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apocalypse_(D\u00fcrer)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Albrecht D\u00fcrer Depicted the Book of Revelations in his 15 paged woodcut, &#8220;Apocalypse.&#8221; This book would bring fame to D\u00fcrer all across Europe. The &#8220;Book of Revelations&#8221; is a title heard by many, known for its incredibly dramatic and frightening tone. Written by John, it is the final book in the new testament in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13182,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[9,10],"class_list":["post-83","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-2","tag-9","tag-ides141"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/arianathompson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/arianathompson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/arianathompson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/arianathompson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13182"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/arianathompson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/arianathompson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84,"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/arianathompson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83\/revisions\/84"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/arianathompson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/arianathompson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/arianathompson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}