Exhibition "Golden Pictorial Worlds" - Julia Bangert

Julia Bangert presents book painting between the Middle Ages and the present

Opening: Saturday, April 25, 2026, at 2 pm Duration of the exhibition: Until October 31, 2026

Julia Bangert works for the Gutenberg Museum in Mainz and hand-applies book painting and gold leaf to the reprints of the famous Gutenberg Bible available in their shop, following original models. Alongside this, she works as a freelance book painter and designs individually crafted initials, artistically decorated initial letters, and animal depictions. Inspired by historical models, she creates her own works in a medieval style as well as in a contemporary style. In the exhibition, she shows a series of manuscripts with texts about animals in the style of a medieval bestiary. Originally, this is a moralizing poetry that connects the characteristics of animals and mythical creatures with Christian teachings of salvation. The artist provides insights into her working process and shows step by step how book paintings are created. In addition, she presents reproductions of pages from the Gutenberg Bible that she has illuminated herself.

Admission: Museum admission