7 May & 9 May

AVV Guided Visits: Art and the Reformation

Free, sur inscription

An illustrated guided tour that explores how art shaped and reflected the theological debates of the Reformation. The tour examines emblematic paintings and portraiture—among them portraits of Martin Luther and Karel van der Pluym’s Vieille Femme lisant la Bible—to reveal how imagery accompanied spiritual and social transformations. Through close visual readings, thematic groupings and historical context, participants are invited to consider iconography, devotional practices and the role of imagery in reformist discourse. The tour is led by historian Elonora Pimponi.

In French.

Cour de Saint-Pierre 10,
1204 Geneva
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Photo Credit: MIR

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