14 October 2006 – 21 January 2007

The nobility of painting. Holland around 1700

This exhibition is devoted to Dutch painting between 1670 and 1750. For the first time, the museum presents the most important artists and works from this period after Rembrandt’s death and the ‘Golden Age’ associated with his name. Its objective is to re-evaluate the period and contribute to a new and more positive assessment of its artistic achievements and characteristics. The reason is that the period is still regarded as a time of artistic decline, an era of those who came too late and had to little artistic impetus. Yet, the period boasts a number of eminent names such as the Berckheyde brothers, Jan van der Heyden, Gerard Hoet, Gérard de Lairesse, Rachel Ruysch, Adriaen van der Werff and Jacob de Wit. Roughly 90 paintings will demonstrate that the period deserves a much better reputation and will give it new sparkle and glamour. The exhibition will be organised in conjunction with the Dordrechts Museum and the Staatliche Museen Kassel.

Address

Wallraff-Richartz-Museum - Sammlung Corboud
Martinstrasse 39
50667 Köln
phone +49 221 22 12 11 19
http://www.museenkoeln.de

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10 a.m. - 8 p.m., Wednesday-Friday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Saturday-Sunday 11 a.m. - 6 p.m., closed on Monday.

Description of the Museum

The museum is one of the big classical galleries in Germany. Focusses of the collection are the departments of the Middle Ages, the Baroque (among others Rubens and Rembrandt) and the 19. century.

new building opened 2000; architect: O.M. Ungers

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