The collection of the German School is an artistic journey through history. It is a collection that dispenses with the strict demarcation of epochs and artistic styles. United is the art that was created in a period before 1945. This includes the outstanding artists who set an artistic high point in the cultural scene from the 15th century onwards. Dürer and the Cranach brothers are among these masters who enriched the German art scene with their love of painting and the creation of special works. The German School also includes the many painters and artists who created wonderful work without coming to the fore by name. Painters of botany and wildlife who, through their profound knowledge and background in natural science, have left behind unique depictions of nature. Pictures of plants, flowers and animals, which due to their subject matter did not meet the social taste, but from today's perspective are an aesthetic gem.
The invention of modern letterpress printing and later the invention of lithography gave new impetus to art in Germany, which spread throughout the world. Alois Senefelder invented the so-called lithographic printing, for which sandstones from Sonthofen were used as artwork. His invention made coloured prints in larger editions possible, and Senefelder paved the way for poster art with his invention. Companies began to offer their products and services on artistically designed posters. Mr. Litfass provided a canvas for the colorful advertising posters, and the round art walls became one of the attractions in the cityscape. German poster art is characterized by a characteristic objectivity that differs greatly from the sweeping Art Nouveau designs of French artists, most notable for Henri de Toulouse Lautrec.
When looking at the painting of the old master, it is noticeable that new techniques were swiftly taken up for implementation, in art. Be it in oil painting, central perspective or perfection of copperplate engraving by Albrecht Dürer. When in the Netherlands and in the painting of Italy a, until then unknown realism in portrait painting began, the German painters took over these principles and implemented them perfectly. Currents that spread from the Italian art metropolises to the European art centers experienced a change with the crossing of the Alps. The Renaissance, for example, took a late influence on art and experienced a disillusionment that can be attributed to the Nordic mentality. The sense of colourfulness completely distinguished the old masters from the Italian serenity. The German painters prioritized the creation of space through line. The perspective of space and the physicality of paintings were determined by drawing. Accordingly, color was secondary in composition and never took the place of line. The German painters' view of the world was strongly naturalistic and always had a tendency toward pessimism in looking at actual life.
The collection of the German School is an artistic journey through history. It is a collection that dispenses with the strict demarcation of epochs and artistic styles. United is the art that was created in a period before 1945. This includes the outstanding artists who set an artistic high point in the cultural scene from the 15th century onwards. Dürer and the Cranach brothers are among these masters who enriched the German art scene with their love of painting and the creation of special works. The German School also includes the many painters and artists who created wonderful work without coming to the fore by name. Painters of botany and wildlife who, through their profound knowledge and background in natural science, have left behind unique depictions of nature. Pictures of plants, flowers and animals, which due to their subject matter did not meet the social taste, but from today's perspective are an aesthetic gem.
The invention of modern letterpress printing and later the invention of lithography gave new impetus to art in Germany, which spread throughout the world. Alois Senefelder invented the so-called lithographic printing, for which sandstones from Sonthofen were used as artwork. His invention made coloured prints in larger editions possible, and Senefelder paved the way for poster art with his invention. Companies began to offer their products and services on artistically designed posters. Mr. Litfass provided a canvas for the colorful advertising posters, and the round art walls became one of the attractions in the cityscape. German poster art is characterized by a characteristic objectivity that differs greatly from the sweeping Art Nouveau designs of French artists, most notable for Henri de Toulouse Lautrec.
When looking at the painting of the old master, it is noticeable that new techniques were swiftly taken up for implementation, in art. Be it in oil painting, central perspective or perfection of copperplate engraving by Albrecht Dürer. When in the Netherlands and in the painting of Italy a, until then unknown realism in portrait painting began, the German painters took over these principles and implemented them perfectly. Currents that spread from the Italian art metropolises to the European art centers experienced a change with the crossing of the Alps. The Renaissance, for example, took a late influence on art and experienced a disillusionment that can be attributed to the Nordic mentality. The sense of colourfulness completely distinguished the old masters from the Italian serenity. The German painters prioritized the creation of space through line. The perspective of space and the physicality of paintings were determined by drawing. Accordingly, color was secondary in composition and never took the place of line. The German painters' view of the world was strongly naturalistic and always had a tendency toward pessimism in looking at actual life.
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