DeathandthedevilNudity,eroticismandhorrorWithitsdaringsubjectsandblazingcolors,theartoftheGothicperiodcaptivatedviewerssome500yearsago,andstillaffectsusdeeply,todayFocusesonsomeofthemostspectacularpanelsandpaintingsoftheGothicperiodThemid15thcenturysawthecreationofworkslike"Purgatory,""Hell,"and"Paradise"Gothicspecialistsintroduceustotheseworks,whileexplainingjusthowinnovativeGothicpaintingreallywasTheywalkusthroughthebeautyofthecolors,showusjusthowdaringtheeroticscenescanbe,andhighlighttherawpowerofthedevilsandmonstersArthistoriananddirectorGritLedererexplainshowspecialmacrooptictechnologyshedsnewlightontheartworks'tiniestdetails,whilethestoriedCologneCathedralopensatmidnighttoletarthistoriansexaminethe"Liebeszauber"painting,stillshroudedinmysterytothisday