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Empire and Apocalypse in Early Modern Europe: An Analysis of Selected Images from Albrecht Dürer’s Apocalypse Series.

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1 Empire and Apocalypse in Early Modern Europe: An Analysis of Selected Images from Albrecht Dürer’s Apocalypse Series

2 Heather Madar’s “Dürer’s depictions of the Ottoman Turks: a case of early modern Orientalism?” Influences on Dürer’s Apocalypse – Millenarianism – Existential need – Threat of Ottoman expansion Ottoman Empire replaces ancient Rome in critique

3 Albrecht Dürer, Sea Monster and the Beast with the Lamb’s Horns, 1498Albrecht Dürer, Three Orientals, c.1494–95

4 Albrecht Dürer, The Whore of Babylon Seated upon a Beast with Seven Heads, 1498Albrecht Dürer, An Oriental Ruler Enthroned, c.1495

5 Albrecht Dürer, Martyrdom of St. John the Evangelist, 1498


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