简介:Deathandthedevil.Nudity,eroticismandhorror.Withitsdaringsubjectsandblazingcolors,theartoftheGothicperiodcaptivatedviewerssome500yearsago,andstillaffectsusdeeply,today.FocusesonsomeofthemostspectacularpanelsandpaintingsoftheGothicperiod.Themid-15thcenturysawthecreationofworkslikePurgatory,Hell,andParadise.Gothicspecialistsintroduceustotheseworks,whileexplainingjusthowinnovativeGothicpaintingreallywas.Theywalkusthroughthebeautyofthecolors,showusjusthowdaringtheeroticscenescanbe,andhighlighttherawpowerofthedevilsandmonsters.ArthistoriananddirectorGritLedererexplainshowspecialmacro-optictechnologyshedsnewlightontheartworks'tiniestdetails,whilethestoriedCologneCathedralopensatmidnighttoletarthistoriansexaminetheLiebeszauberpainting,stillshroudedinmysterytothisday.