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Exhibition and Lecture Series | Radicals, slayers and villains | Baillieu Library, University of Melbourne

The Dragon Devouring the Companions of Cadmus engraved by Hendrick Goltzius, (1588)

About the exhibition Radicals, slayers and villains shows controversial figures from history that have challenged the status-quo and helped shape our world. The striking imagery of these works is captured by seminal artists including Dürer, Goya and Rembrandt. The artists in the exhibition have been instrumental in the development of Western art and the universal theme of the individual and his or her role in society is illustrated through these extraordinarily powerful works. The exhibition has wide appeal through its representation of themes, such as the place and role of the…