Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley door pickup 10am - 7pm 3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611

  • Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
The art of the Berlin galleries: giving a history of the Kaiser Friedrich Museum with a critical description of the paintings therein contained, toget

The art of the Berlin galleries: giving a history of the Kaiser Friedrich Museum with a critical description of the paintings therein contained, toget

C. Preyer, David

Paperback

Art HistoryGeneral ArtGerman History

ISBN10: 9353706599
ISBN13: 9789353706593
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jun 1 2019
Pages: 432
Weight: 1.20
Height: 0.96 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Step into imperial Berlin, where museums were statements of power and taste. Walk these rooms on paper. David C. Preyer captures the thrill of looking closely, turning a day in the galleries into a rich narrative of connoisseurship and discovery. Part art museum guidebook and part painting collection catalog, this kaiser friedrich museum guide traces the museum's founding ambitions and then moves painting by painting through its celebrated holdings. Expect a clear-eyed blend of art criticism and history: old master paintings weighed for colour, composition and school, and the wider currents that shaped them. Preyer also opens the doors of the National Gallery, offering a focused european painting survey of nineteenth century european art and the artists who defined modern taste. Used as an art history reference at home or a travel museum companion in Berlin, it brings coherence to the city's Berlin gallery collections without losing the pleasure of the individual work. A classic record of the imperial berlin museums at a pivotal moment, The art of the Berlin galleries remains an indispensable window onto collecting, attribution and the public meaning of art. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint -- a collector's item and a cultural treasure. For casual readers, it is an illustrated museum catalog in prose; for dedicated bibliophiles, a period guide that belongs beside the great museum handbooks of Europe. Ideal for armchair travellers, students, and collectors of art books everywhere.

Also in

German History

View All