It was the End of Days, or so it seemed. 1494, the artist Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) travelled to Italy where he remained until the spring of 1495. He moved south to avoid the plague that was devastating his home city of Nuremberg. He spent most of his year in Italy studying and painting, inspired by … Continue reading "The End of Days: Albrecht Dürer’s Woodcuts for ‘The Apocalypse’ – 1498"