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The 1498 Apocalypse woodcut series is a completed public terror-and-piety product

A printed End-Times series is polarising piety. In the causal graph this event strengthens Political Polarization, a driver that weakens Having a say in government — a worsening welfare path.

Sources: [1][2]

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A printed End-Times series is polarising piety. Twin of print-access. Albrecht Dürer did not operate this later page as a civil-registry autograph.

Context

Shared institutions, unnamed crews, and later editors remain in the record and do not erase a documented heading.

Albrecht Dürer Shared work with other named actors remains in the record.

Albrecht Dürer’s documented role is bounded by other offices and collaborators named in the sources below.

Conventional 1471–1528.

Why it matters

Twin of print-access.

Who was responsible

Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.

  • Albrecht Dürer

    Person

    Direct responsibility

    responsibility level 0.32 · verified

What changed

Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.

    1. FactThe 1498 Apocalypse woodcut series is a completed public terror-and-piety product
    2. strengthensDriverPolitical Polarization
    3. weakensIndicators (2)Having a say in government
    Worsening path

    impact weight 0.45 · Effect from 1 January 1498 · verified

    A printed End-Times series is polarising piety.

    • Having a say in government

      via Political Polarization

      Worse

      Weakens · Relationship strength 0.2 (weight 0.45 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      29.8% of population aged 16-65 years · 8.13 below the normal line (2023)

      Worse than normal

      Two readings: 30.2% of population aged 16-65 years (2021) and 29.8% of population aged 16-65 years (2023).

      20212023

      Above normal = better

    • Rule of Law Gap from the Highest Governance Score

      via Political Polarization

      Worse

      Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.2 (weight 0.45 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      43.9 Score · 43.9 above the normal line (2024)

      Worse than normal

      26 readings, 1996–2024: rose from 43 Score to 43.9 Score.

      Normal is zero · any amount = worse

Evidence

The sources behind this fact and its verification state.

Verified2 sources on file
  1. 1.Met Heilbrunn — Albrecht DürerMetropolitan Museum of Art · High credibility · verified
  2. 2.British Museum collection (Amarna letter holdings)British Museum · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish

Albrecht Dürer did not file a later UNESCO form, a later Loeb colophon, or a later museum label as a personal act.

Causal path

How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.

  1. ActorAlbrecht Dürer
  2. contributed toFactThe 1498 Apocalypse woodcut series is a completed public terror-and-piety product
  3. strengthensDriverPolitical Polarization
  4. weakensIndicatorHaving a say in government

Cite this page

Factrail. (2026). The 1498 Apocalypse woodcut series is a completed public terror-and-piety product. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/adr-apocalypse-terror

https://factrail.ai/facts/adr-apocalypse-terror

Accessed 16 October 2026.

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