Baroque Art
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The aim of the project was the discussion of painters
from the European baroque in which, at the fore, was the artistic realisation
of the prevailing themes.
Anthonis van Dyck (1599-1641) "Susannah in the
spa"
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, Alte Pinakothek,
München
The story originates from the Old Testament (Daniel 13, verses 1-64).
Susannah is sexually assaulted by two old men. When she tries to refuse
her attackers, she is slandered by them, accused of adultery and condemned
to death. Through the clever invention of Daniel, who finds the old men
guilty of lying, she is pardoned.
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This topical theme of sexual assault, in which today, the innocent
party often becomes a victim of the person responsible for the crime, was
realised in a drawing with collage (Iris Schmidt ku 12) in which van Dyck`s
original composition is retained.
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Iris Schmidt GK Kunst |
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Jan Davidsz de Heem "Still-life"
(1634)
Staatsgalerie Stuttgart
The baroque still-life with vanity elements (overturned cup) has
been reproduced in the form of a painted background in a contemporary style
by Iris Schmidt, ku 12
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Heem |
Wunderlich |
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Pieter Claesz "Vanity still-life"
(1625)
Germanic National Museum Nuremberg
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Claesz |
Weißfloch 11 a |
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Albrecht Dürer "Likeness of
mother" (1514)
Kupferstichkabinett Berlin
Although this drawing by Dürer originates from the Renaissance
period, our pupil Verena Wüstinger (ku 12) has impressively reproduced
the baroque ideas of memento mori and forcibly represented the modern fears
about ageing (note the use of all possible cosmetics).
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Wüstinger
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Adrian Brouwer (1605-1638)
"Smoking and drinking peasants in a pub"
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, Alte Pinakothek,
München
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Brouwer |
Huber |
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Adriaen van Ostade "Painter in
his workshop" (1663)
Sempergalerie, Dresden
The composition of both interiors was taken up by Anja Huber, 11a,
and Elena Vozdaeva, ku 12, and transferred to a modern life situation. Elena
Vozdaeva`s picture makes a reference to our Comenius Project.
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Ostade |
Vozdaeva |
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Katharina Klimscha, AWG 11b
The pupil, in her timeless portrait (Renaissance), illustrates the
sceptical view of a young person who is conscious of the abyss of life.
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Klimscha
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Peter Schmid, AWG Grundkurs Kunst
The young artist supplies a completely original presentation of a
person who has split in two – on the left baroque man and on the right modern
man. Evident here is also the sceptical view
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Schmid |
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Kolo Tysowski |
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