17 November 2007 – 3 February 2008

The Splendour of Things

Still-life painting from four centuries

Selected works by leading Dutch masters of still-life painting are presented for visitors to feast their eyes on and to marvel at exquisite fruit, precious glass, shining pewter ... . However, the visual joy comes with a moral instruction: Be aware of the transience of life!
And yet: In a country that was the first to use the microscope and the telescope, the deeper meaning lies in the fascinating depiction of the visible world.
While taking in the allegorical dimension one tends to lose sight of the Dutch people's sense of the picture as a two-dimensional surface, a conception which is matched in 20th-century painting.
Apart from presenting outstanding paintings, the present exhibition also looks into the use of optical devices such as the camera obscura.

Künstler/Artists:
W. v. Aelst, R. Ch. Andersen, J. Beuckelaer, A. v. Beyeren, E. v. d. Broeck, H. Boeckl, P. Claesz, A. Faistauer, E. Fohn, F. A. Harta, W. C. Heda, J. D. d. Heem, Cornelis d. Heem, Jan v. d. Heyden, S. v. Hoogstraten, P.-N. Huillot, V. Kreuzer, C. Lelienbergh, H. Makart, A. Nesselthaler, J. B. Monnoyer, F. X. Petter, F. Schider, S. Stosskopf, H. v. Taussig, J. v. Thielen, F. G. Waldmüller, M. Pfeiffer-Watenphul, J. Weenix d.J.

Curator: Erika Oehring, Residenzgalerie Salzburg

Address

Residenzgalerie Salzburg
Residenzplatz 1
5010 Salzburg
phone +43 662 840 45 10
http://www.residenzgalerie.at

Opening Hours

Daily 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., closed on Monday.

Description of the Museum

European painting of the 16th until the 19th century

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