Romantic Germany

May 22, 2019 September 1, 2019 Exhibition has ended

For the first time in France the Petit Palais is presenting a selection of 140 drawings from the lavish collections of Weimar's museums. These remarkable images - initially chosen by Goethe (1749-1832) for the Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach and his own collection - offer a spectacular overview of the golden age of German drawing (approx. 1780-1850).

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Romantic Germany, 1780-1850. Drawings from the museums of Weimar - Exhibition catalogue

MX635687

€ 15

Written in French.

During Goethe's time (1749-1832), literature, visual arts and music underwent profound transformations that disrupted the rules and practice of these arts in the Germanic world. The romantic period saw the development of a taste for drawing among a large number of German artists, which emerged as the most innovative expression of contemporary artistic creation. If the romantic movement has never had a leader, nor strictly speaking a program, and if there is a great disparity in styles between artists, they favour individual expression, feeling and subjectivity.

Official exhibition catalogue of "Romantic Germany, 1780-1850".
Exhibition at the Petit palais from May 22nd 2019 to September 1st 2019.

252 pages / 141 illustrations
Written in French

Paris musées publishing

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