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They fascinate us today as they did 500 years ago: elaborate
compositions of exotic fruits or platters with oysters, floral
arrangements and skulls, exquisitely decorated musical instruments
and scientific instruments. Magical things testify to exuberant
wealth and hedonism as well as to the enlightened curiosity and
religious fervour of the Baroque era. This lavishly illustrated
book that even features a pictorial glossary sets the stage for the
internationally renowned collection of still lifes housed in
Dresden’s Gemäldegalerie (Picture Gallery). Focusing on the
dazzling masterpieces of Dutch and Flemish painting, this book
examines the genre in all its diverse facets. What meaning, what
content, and what function did still lifes have, what allegories
and symbols are concealed in their coded messages? How did the
artists take the game of optical illusion to extremes? More than 70
still lifes from the Dresden collection by painters such as
Cornelis de Heem, Abraham Mignon, Rachel Ruysch, and Frans Snyders
provide a unique insight into the golden age of this magical genre.
A person's mien reveals the landscape of a life. In their
expressive presence, not only do the eyes speak, but every detail
of the face's features and folds tell of a life that has been
lived. Therefore, it may not be entirely surprising that Giovanni
Segantini, celebrated during his lifetime as a landscape painter
and an innovator in Alpine paintings, saw the portrait as the
noblest genre of art. It is all the more astonishing that this
theme has received very little attention until now. The Segantini
Museum in St. Moritz is now closing this gap with an exhibition and
this companion catalogue. Assembled from private and public
collections, this is the first exhibit to present Segantini's
impressive portraits. An enchanting series of pictures, whose views
of the models' lives also provides insight into the artist's life
as well.
To see, hear, and feel art is one thing—to know how art is
distributed, traded, and appreciated is the other side of the coin.
Whether on the stock exchange or the museum floor, both share a
closely interwoven history. The experienced art dealer and mediator
Dirk Boll tells it with the help of a fascinating constant: every
ten years, the art and business market undergoes a profound shock
or transformation. Whether the economic crises of 1990 or 2010, the
bursting of the first Internet bubble in 2000, or the coronavirus
crisis— every decade leads to a completely different assessment
of art. This is especially true in the context of digital
developments, from the virtual viewing room to new distribution
opportunities, which are currently causing the art world to undergo
its most lasting changes. So, it is high time to take stock and see
art with new eyes.
Susanne ist eine Frau in mittleren Jahren, beruflich sehr
engagiert, familiar gefestigt und beliebt, stellt sich eines Tages
kritisch die Frage, ob das alles in ihrem Leben gewesen sein soll.
Und ist es richtig, wie mit Menschen umgegangen wird? Soll sie so
weitermachen oder einen neuen, eigenen Weg beschreiten. Diese
Uberlegungen fuhren zu einem radikalen Umdenken und Wandel ...
Susanne ist eine Frau in mittleren Jahren, beruflich sehr
engagiert, familiar gefestigt und beliebt, stellt sich eines Tages
kritisch die Frage, ob das alles in ihrem Leben gewesen sein soll.
Und ist es richtig, wie mit Menschen umgegangen wird? Soll sie so
weitermachen oder einen neuen, eigenen Weg beschreiten. Diese
Uberlegungen fuhren zu einem radikalen Umdenken und Wandel ...
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