500 years ago, something almost unbelievable happened: the peasants rebelled against the nobility and the corporative order. This "revolution of the common man" is brutally suppressed by the authorities - and yet it is the beginning of a change that will lead to a modern world.
The call for spiritual and secular freedom also echoes in the works of artists - and is widely disseminated, especially in the medium of printmaking. In this way, the new religious and political ideas reached the people and developed their impact. With often subtle pictorial wit, the artists pose the big questions of their time: Do we have free will? What is sin? What gives us salvation? Does our reason have our sensuality under control? And how can we find our bearings in a world in turmoil?
Masterful works from the Collection of Prints and Drawings by Albrecht Dürer, Lucas Cranach the Elder and the Beham brothers, among others, show us that the desire for freedom and justice is timeless and must be constantly renegotiated.
The call for spiritual and secular freedom also echoes in the works of artists - and is widely disseminated, especially in the medium of printmaking. In this way, the new religious and political ideas reached the people and developed their impact. With often subtle pictorial wit, the artists pose the big questions of their time: Do we have free will? What is sin? What gives us salvation? Does our reason have our sensuality under control? And how can we find our bearings in a world in turmoil?
Masterful works from the Collection of Prints and Drawings by Albrecht Dürer, Lucas Cranach the Elder and the Beham brothers, among others, show us that the desire for freedom and justice is timeless and must be constantly renegotiated.
