28 February to 22 June 2025
Presentation of original prints in the Albrecht Dürer House
Peasant life around 1500 was marked by serfdom, taxes, and poverty. Among the peasants, discontent about their situation had been growing for a long time. Since they had no political say, unrest erupted, which led to the German Peasants’ War starting in 1524. In 1525, the war reached Franconia. The rulers, who wanted to maintain their social order, violently suppressed the uprisings. The urban and bourgeois population also took note of these events. Still, depictions of peasants are rare in Albrecht Dürer’s work. The series Original Dürer! focuses on this theme with six copper engravings and one woodcut by Dürer.
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- Apart from the museum admission, no further costs are incurred.