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Kupferstichkabinett presents an exhibition of Dürer’s graphic works
From 12 May to 27 August 2023, the Kupferstichkabinett Berlin presents “Dürer for Berlin. Looking for Traces in the Kupferstichkabinett”
Source: Kupferstichkabinett – Staatliche Museen zu Berlin · Image: Albrecht Dürer, “Rhinoceros”, 1515, © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett / Jörg P. Anders
The Kupferstichkabinett is home to one of the most important collections of drawings and printed works by Albrecht Dürer. The masterpieces gathered together here give a striking demonstration of the breadth of his artistic production.
With this exhibition, the Kupferstichkabinett is opening one of its greatest treasure chests. Alongside Dürer’s engravings and woodcut series (such as Apocalypse and Life of the Virgin), key drawings will be on display, such as Dürer’s Mother, The Wire-Drawing Mill, along with numerous sheets from the famous Sketchbook of His Journey to the Netherlands. With its 120 exhibits, the show also publicly explores the multi-faceted nature of the collection itself for the first time. It leads from the beginnings of the Berlin Kupferstichkabinett in 1831 and the founding of the German Empire in 1871 through the Gründerzeit and the Nazi years to the division of the collections after the war and their subsequent reunification at the Kulturforum in 1994. In this sense, the exhibition does not just explore art-historical aspects, but also aspects relating to the history of collecting as well as broader cultural-historical themes. It touches on the formation of Germany’s national identity, on the transfer of artworks during the Napoleonic era and its effect on the European art market, and on one of the first ever controversies of attribution in German art history.
About the Kupferstichkabinett
Part of the Berlin State Museums, the Kupferstichkabinett was founded in 1831, and moved to its new location at the Kulturforum on Potsdamer Platz in 1994. The Kupferstichkabinett is now the largest museum of graphic art in Germany, with a collection of more than 500,000 prints and 110,000 works on paper.
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