The exhibition Apocalypse – Biblical Prophecies from Dürer to Béla Kondor runs from May 22 to September 13. It channels the visionary text of the New Testament’s final book, Revelation, tracing how its images have fueled art from the Middle Ages to today. Expect cycles by Albrecht Dürer, Lucas Cranach the Elder, Jean Duvet, and Odilon Redon, enriched with additional Renaissance engravings and 20th-century Hungarian voices, including Béla Kondor’s searing apocalyptic visions.
From Medieval Woodcuts to Modern Nightmares
Dürer’s celebrated Revelation series anchors the show with razor-sharp woodcuts of angels, beasts, and collapsing empires. Cranach heightens the drama with courtly detail, while Duvet’s dense, dreamlike plates fold prophecy into ornament. Redon drifts into Symbolist fever—eyeball suns and hovering specters—turning scripture into psyche.
Hungarian Echoes of the End
The 20th-century section hits closer to home: Kondor’s Apocalypse (Apokalipszis) visions treat Revelation as both public catastrophe and private reckoning, fusing sacred text with urban anxiety. Together, these works map 1,500 years of artists wrestling with judgment, terror, and the hope that survives the fire.
