Views on Europe : Europe and German painting in the nineteenth century / Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen Munich ; [authors, Ulrich Bischoff [and others] ; translations: Paul Aston, Pauline Cumbers, Büro Sieveking]
2007, 1st edition. Ostfildern Maidstone : Hatje Cantz ; Amalgamated Book Services. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #406610
Physical description; 413 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 32 cm. Notes; "An exhibition organized by the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, and the Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen Munich ..., 8 March-20 May 2007, Centre for Fine Arts (BOZAR), Brussels"--Colophon. Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-411). Text by Ulrich Bischoff and others. Translated from the German. Contents; Views on Europe -- a preface / Peter-Klaus Schuster, Martin Roth and Reinhold Baumstark -- Preface / Etienne Davignon, Paul Dujardin and Anne Mommens -- Acknowledgements -- Citizens of the world-the idea of Europe / Bernhard Maaz -- The Rome of the North-Athens on the Spree-Florence on the Elbe Munich, Berlin and Dresden as centres of European painting in the nineteenth century / Ulrich Bischoff and Anna Greve -- The public, internationalism and artistic independence-travelling works of art / Joachim Kaak -- An education and a model-Greece / Berhard Maaz -- Longing for the South-Italy / Herbert W. Rott -- The northern light / Birgit Verwiebe -- Alliances and exchanges-Russia, Poland and the Baltic / Wolfgang Cortjaens -- A foreign world-Spain / Herbert W. Rott -- Common sense-Great Britain / Joachim Kaak -- History as a model-Belgium / Angelika Wesenberg -- Conscientious citizenship-the Netherlands / Angelika Wesenberg -- Civilisation et peinture-France / Joachim Kaak -- The eye of Europe-Adolph Menzel / Ulrich Bischoff -- Catalogue of works exhibited -- Germany and Europe-a chronicle / Wolfgang Cortjaens. Subjects; Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preussischer Kulturbesitz (Berlin). 1800-1899. Painting, German 19th century ; Exhibitions. Painting, European German influences ; Exhibitions. Painting, German. Painting, German 19th century. Painting, European German influences. Painting - [19th Century - Germany]. Painting, German - 19th century. Painting, European - 19th century.
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