The Rebellious Curator

From: The Public Domain Review

Dream/Vision - A Nightmare 1525 by Albrecht Durer

The watercolour and accompanying text describe an apocalyptic dream Durer had on the night of June 7-8, 1525. The text reads: "In 1525, during the night between Wednesday and Thursday after whitsuntide, I had this vision in my sleep, and saw how many great waters fell from heaven. The first struck the ground about 4 miles from me...it hit the ground so suddenly, and at such a velocity..that when I woke up, my whole body trembled and I could not recover for a long time. When I arose in the morning, I painted the above as I had seen it. May the Lord turn all things to the best." - Albrecht Durer