Tag: Art history
Art detectives at work: Cranach or not? – Bavaria
Bettbrunn? Never heard. Lucas Cranach? But yes! Those who do not regularly go on a pilgrimage to Bettbrunn will probably not be familiar with the parish village in the Köschinger…
Podcast tips in July: Podcasts about art – media
Banksy – rebellion or kitsch? ardaudiothek.de In the shadow of the night, under the cloak of his hoody, he creates masterpieces of street art: Banksy, the legendary street artist, has…
Albrecht Dürer’s rhinoceros – the secret of a famous work of art – Society
The rhinos are loose in Nuremberg. Since last July, the Germanic National Museum has been paying homage to the “miraculous rhinoceros”. At the center of the beautiful studio exhibition, which…
Bridge in da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa”: An explanation that explains nothing – culture
Has the riddle now been solved as to which bridge can be seen in the background of the “Mona Lisa”? A historian says so. But even if it were true,…
Art History of the Sun: Great Combustor
The Museum Barberini in Potsdam is showing a fantastic exhibition on the hottest topic of all: the sun. source site
Augsburg: Toni Ludwig’s art thriller “The Silver Collection” – Bavaria
An unknown author has written an art thriller under the pseudonym Toni Ludwig, which takes place around the Schaezlerpalais. Now the people of Augsburg are puzzling over which art and…
Munich: the exhibition “Innocent Frauds” – Munich
In the beginning there is greed. The greed to own a work of art all to yourself. However, since this is not so easily possible, financial obstacles such as the…
Munich: reading and discussion in the Lenbachhaus – Munich
During the National Socialist dictatorship, the majority of German writers and visual artists went into exile. But how did those who remained in the country deal with the political situation…
Dealing with “Hitler’s favorite landscape painter” Hermann Gradl – Bavaria
Hermann Gradl was a Nazi profiteer, but was also celebrated for his pictures in post-war Franconia. In his native town of Marktheidenfeld, violent conflicts were fought over his inheritance. Now…
Dealing with “Hitler’s favorite landscape painter” Hermann Gradl – Bavaria
Hermann Gradl was a Nazi profiteer, but was also celebrated for his pictures in post-war Franconia. In his native town of Marktheidenfeld, violent conflicts were fought over his inheritance. Now…