Did Rembrandt have a comedy side too?
In any case, he seems to be half-laughing himself in one of his most famous self-portraits.
For a long time the art world wondered what exactly amused him so much.
An X-ray image provides the answer to this question: You can see that the master had depicted himself at an easel at an earlier stage with a brush in his hand.
Cologne - This in turn strongly suggests that he wanted to show himself in the role of the Greek painter Zeuxis.
This Zeuxis is said to have laughed himself to death when he saw the portrait of a strange old woman.
also read
Küppersmühle shows Gursky: photographic art from four decades
Gursky's photographs are real eye-catchers, his style is unmistakable: from minimalist-structured to exuberantly detailed.
A selection of his works can now be seen in Duisburg.
Küppersmühle shows Gursky: photographic art from four decades
documenta fifteen is being expanded to include a new location
Every five years Kassel attracts art lovers to the city.
It will be that time again in 2022.
The area of the exhibitions spread all over the city will then be even larger.
documenta fifteen is being expanded to include a new location
Election call from Grönemeyer: cannot play for time
Singer Herbert Grönemeyer launched a haunting election call with a video and made his own generation responsible.
"Are we really aware that we can no longer play for time and that each of us has to accept the necessary changes and a fundamental rethink if we want to change direction in the very last few meters of the climate change?"
Election call from Grönemeyer: cannot play for time
In an exhibition starting on Friday with the title “Discovered!
- Painting techniques from Martini to Monet ”, thanks to modern research, the Wallraf-Richartz-Museum in Cologne reveals lots of such discoveries.
Visitors learn a lot about the painting techniques of masters such as Lucas Cranach, Caspar David Friedrich, Max Liebermann and Claude Monet.
Around 200 paintings can be seen.
dpa