The Topography of Hell in the Collection of the Academy of Fine Arts Active
Vienna, Austria
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We begin our tour with the main gem of the collection, "The Last Judgment" by Hieronymus Bosch. I invite you to take a good look at Hell and think about how the contraposition of sinfulness to righteousness has framed Western culture. The reasoning of theology and the theory of evolution will help us to understand why pride was deemed so dangerous and why churchmen aimed to control the physical pleasures of their congregations.
The "Holy Family" by Cranach, will explain to us the origin of the family portrait genre, while Italian Renaissance paintings will reveal to us the secrets of creating art for the sake of religious meditation.
"The Rape of Orithyia by Boreas" by Rubens shows with unbelievable persuasiveness how art that is meant to bring sensational pleasure. Here we can also see the works of the two Rubens apprentices; one of them forever remained in the shadow of his master, while the other marked a new milestone in the development of European pictorial art.
The "Holy Family" by Cranach, will explain to us the origin of the family portrait genre, while Italian Renaissance paintings will reveal to us the secrets of creating art for the sake of religious meditation.
"The Rape of Orithyia by Boreas" by Rubens shows with unbelievable persuasiveness how art that is meant to bring sensational pleasure. Here we can also see the works of the two Rubens apprentices; one of them forever remained in the shadow of his master, while the other marked a new milestone in the development of European pictorial art.