Research report: Johannes Gebhardt: Blood as Material – Dimensions of Liminality in Early Modern Visual Culture

10 July 2026

Dr. Johannes Gebhardt was a fellow at the CAS »Imaginaria of Force« from April to September 2025. A short report on his research on the topic »Blood as Material – Dimensions of Liminality in Early Modern Visual Culture« is now available online.

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