<p>In this illustrated video podcast UCLA print specialist Susan Dackerman and host Howard Burton discuss Dürer&#39;s most enigmatic print projects - The Sea Monster, The Knots, and Landscape with Cannon - which all feature Muslim subjects, figures and artifacts. Rather than looking through the mirror of conflict and war, Dackerman places those artworks within a broader historical context that reflects Dürer&#39;s astute knowledge of the productive collaborations between Christendom and Islam, from the artistic and commercial to the ideological and political. Dackerman&#39;s research is captured in her compelling book Dürer&#39;s Knots (2024, Princeton University Press). </p><p><br></p><p>Chapters:</p><p>0:00 Introduction </p><p>1:28 Dürer&#39;s depictions of Muslim figures and decorations in his prints.</p><p>4:28 The Ottoman siege of Constantinople and Gutenberg’s printing. </p><p>7:26 The Holy Roman Empire, the Ottoman Empire, the Mamluk Sultanate. </p><p>9:04 Exchanges between 15th-16th century Venice and Nuremberg.</p><p>11:50 Looking at a broader historical context during war and conflict.</p><p>17:31 Dürer&#39;s The Sea Monster and the Queen of Cyprus Caterina Cornaro.</p><p>32:07 Unraveling Dürer&#39;&#39;s Knots.37:58 A comparison between Dürer&#39;s knots and Leonardo da Vinci&#39;s knots.</p><p>41:44 A re-interpretation of Dürer&#39;s Large Landscape with Canon.</p><p>57:37 The reception of Dackerman&#39;s new readings of Dürer&#39;s prints.</p><p><br></p><p>* For essays about art by Howard Burton, visit our Exploring Art History blog: https://ideasroadshow.substack.com/</p><p>* Website: https://ideasroadshow.com/</p><p>The music in this video is licensed from Art List.<br></p>