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Städel art Museum is opening another exhibition:
HOLBEIN UND DIE RENAISSANCE IM NORDEN.
Look forward to exceptional works by Hans Holbein the
Younger, Hans Holbein the Elder, Hans Burgkmair, Albrecht
Dürer and other famous artists. As a special highlight, the
masterful Holbein Madonna will once again be on display
in Frankfurt after more than 10 years. Encounter the
fascinating painting of the Renaissance of the North,
which began its splendid heyday in Augsburg.
https://www.staedelmuseum.de/en/holbein
This Städel exhibition shows old paintings and other art works.
Old works, from around 1500.
Many Virgin Mary & Child pics,
many portraits of mighty and note so mighty men,
a few women included.
Not your cup of tea?
Well, not mine either, but indeed, you can always find funny
details and exciting scenes in these renaissance art works.
And admire the artists' skills.
Check the faces, isn't it amazing how eloquent they are.
No wonder that the Asian people call European "long noses".
These guys can be seen in Augsburg in the Fugger Chapel
in the painted shutters of the small organ.
Here another scenery with total action!
More colorful action.
The use of color, the perspectival rendering of the room,
and the style of the architecture, along with the views of the
landscape, (...) betray the influence of Venetian painting.
Look at all those fantastic outfits the guys are wearing!
Who is who in the 1500s, a perfect chart.
Easy to read, if you ever learned some Latin or Italian.
Let's talk about fashion. Or ... armors.
This suit of field armour was made for the 25-year-old
Maximilian by Lorenz Helmschmid, an armourer from
Augsburg whose work was in demand throughout Europe.
A superbly crafted suit full of nostalgia: the long, pointed
iron foot defences and fine ornamentation that distinguish
the armour celebrate the chivalric fashion of the
Middle Ages that was already waning around 1500.
Hello, Leningrad Cowboys Band had
the same kind of shoes!
Oops, here a totally different shoe design!
This Neptun guy only wears a leaf.
Ecological.
This tiny "tiger" does not even wear the leaf.
Holds the world in his hands: Christ Child with Globe.
The holy baby is mostly painted naked.
Mother is seldom shown like here - see the breast.
Also check the angel on the left, he just lost hold
of the cloth of honor!
Just so funny!
Anna Lamenti went down in history as one of Augsburg's
most colorful personalities. She was venerated as a
"hunger saint". 1514 she was exposed as an impostor.
For another fraud she was soon sentenced to death.
To the left Holbein's silverpoint drawing:
beguine costumed, religious woman.
To the right Burgkmair's painting: prosperous citizen.
(Number 106 in the exhibition)
Boah, check the not so friendly looking animals
in the woodcut, "The King of Cochin with Retinue".
Salome, always with the head of John the Baptist.
Look at this world map of those days.
Or go and see the original in the Städel museum.
2.11.23 - 18.2.2024
If you cannot ravel to Frankfurt in the next moth
just click the digitorial site and enjoy renaissance.
Learn about Augsburg, Fuggers, Holbeins & co.
Did you know about Augsburg:
A flourishing hub of trade and culture since the 14th century.
Augsburg benefited from its location at the crossroads of
ancient trade routes that criss-crossed Europe – from Italy
to the port cities on the coasts of the Baltic and the North
Sea, and from the Alps to the Atlantic.
What was the source of Augsburg’s prosperity? Around 1500,
it was mainly the cloth trade and the coal and steel industries
that drove the city’s economic success. The banking and
merchant families of the Fuggers and Welsers were some
of the richest people in Europe and, as global investors,
they put their money to work.
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