Three University of Manchester academics, Dr Edward Wouk, Dr Stefan Hanß and Professor Sasha Handley will show us through their innovative research preparing for this major exhibition, how Dürer would have seen objects in his material world. Our speakers have kindly agreed to introduce some of the early findings of their work, which shed new light on even some of Dürer’s most familiar prints.

From tiles to feathers, from armour to books, Dürer’s prints are filled with a world of material objects which he studied and rendered with exacting detail, remaking them through his art.

How can we approach these objects of exquisite manufacture through Dürer’s eyes? Our speakers will discuss the use of digital microscopy in their research and will explore the emotional power of objects in Dürer’s time, looking at Dürer’s depiction of sleep and dreams, his fascination with birds and armour, and his attention to cross-cultural interaction between Renaissance Germany and the Islamic world

Booking: Open to all

When: Thursday evening 27 October at 6.00pm (GMT)

Where: In the Grand Hall at the Whitworth Art Gallery

Cost: £15.00 (students free with student identity card)

For members: FoW website  www.friendsofthewhitworth.org.uk

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Image: Albrecht Dürer, St. Anthony Before the Town, 1519. Courtesy: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.