Concordia College

Rembrandt, Dürer on Exhibit at Rourke

Nov 18, 2008


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REMBRANDT, DÜRER ON EXHIBIT AT THE ROURKE

An exhibition of 40 prints by master artists Albrecht Dürer and Rembrandt van Rijn will be shown Nov. 23 through Jan. 7 at The Rourke Art Museum, Moorhead.

“The Inspired Line” includes several pairs of works in which the two artists each executed his own version of the same subject matter, like The Crucifixion and The Death of the Virgin. The pairings also illustrate Dürer’s influence on Rembrandt, who owned many of the older artist’s prints. The works come from the Thrivent Financial Collection of Religious Art.

Dürer, a German, lived from 1471 to 1528 and the Dutch Rembrandt was born in 1606 and died in 1669. Both are expert technicians considered among the best in Western art.

The show is presented by the museum and Concordia College.

“This has been a great collaboration that demonstrates numerous possibilities,” said Dr. Peter Schultz, chairman of Concordia’s art department. “To showcase the best of the best in the world of art at our partner museum is what we want to continue to do.”

The exhibit will open to the public at 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 23. A symposium will be held from 2 to 3:15 p.m. Speakers and topics are:

* Johathan Harper, student, Concordia College, Dürer’s Melancholia I
* Heidi Goldberg, associate professor of art, Concordia College, printmaking techniques
* Dawn Duncan, professor of English, Concordia College, “How I Learned to Love Rembrandt”
* Joanna Reiling Lindell, curator, Collection of Religious Art Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, “The Inspired Line.”

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