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Constable, Delacroix, Friedrich and Goya. A Shock to the Senses.
An exhibition by the Galerie Neue Meister (New Masters Picture Gallery)
March 16 to July 14, 2013
Galerie Neue Meister (New Masters Picture Gallery), Albertinum
Under the patronage of Mr. José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission
For the conception and preparation of this exhibition Prof. Dr. Ulrich Bischoff, enlisted the support of a renowned co-curator: Luc Tuymans (*1958), one of the most influential contemporary painters. This Belgian artist not only stands out on account of his impartial way of viewing art; for a number of years now he has also taken on the role of curator. John Constable (1776–1837), Eugène Delacroix (1798–1863), Caspar David Friedrich (1774–1840) and Francisco de Goya (1746–1828) were vital in shaping modern art at the threshold of the 18th to the 19th century and they had a formative influence on the age of Romanticism in Europe. Their outstanding paintings continue to serve as sources of inspiration and visual instruction for the generations of artists that have followed in their wake.
In this special exhibition, Luc Tuymans and Prof. Dr. Ulrich Bischoff trace the influence of these four exceptional artists by presenting paintings by Paul Cézanne (1839-1906), Adolph Menzel (1815-1905), Édouard Manet (1832-1883), Mark Rothko (1903-1970) and Gerhard Richter (* 1932) alongside masterpieces of the Romantic period. Works by 16 artists will be presented in sometimes surprising combinations, thus enabling historical references and contexts spanning some 200 years of art history to be explored from new perspectives.
The idea at the core of the exhibition is to present the museum as both an artistic workshop and a source of inspiration. The curators demonstrate that art does not come into being solely as the result of a creative act in the artist’s studio, but can often be traced back to the artist’s direct engagement with freely chosen models from art history.
Works on loan from international institutions including the Prado (Madrid), the Louvre (Paris), the Victoria & Albert Museum (London), the Statens Museum for Kunst (Copenhagen), the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York), the Art Institute of Chicago, the Kunstmuseum Basel, the Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen in Munich, the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, the Hamburger Kunsthalle, and from private collections, will be shown alongside works from the holdings of the Galerie Neue Meister.
Visitor Information
Exhibition of the Galerie Neue Meister (New Masters Picture Gallery)
Exhibition duration
16 March to 14 July, 2013
Exhibition place
Albertinum
Opening hours
daily 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
closed on mondays
Admission fees
Albertinum
permanent and special exhibition
normal: 10,00 Euro
reduced: 7,50 Euro
children until 17 years: free
groups (10 persons and more): 9,00 Euro per person
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Theatre at the exhibition - in co-operation with Staatsschauspiel Dresden
On 21 May and 25 June the play NIPPLE JESUS by Nick Hornby is to be on show in the exhibition rooms.
More information about the play at the official website (in German language) of the
Please buy your tickets at the counter of the Staatsschauspiel Dresden or at the Albertinum; price: 15 EUR (red. 10 EUR).
Dresdner Musikfestspiele
Abschlusskonzert mit Rufus Wainwright
Sonntag, 2. Juni, um 20 Uhr
Lichthof, Albertinum
Konzertbesucher erhalten am selben Tag mit ihrer Karte kostenlos Eintritt in die Ausstellung. Exklusive Sonderöffnungszeit bis 20 Uhr.
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(in German language)
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