VIIième Exposition Internationale des Beaux-Arts au Palais de Cristal de Munich, 1897 – Historic Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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VIIième Exposition Internationale des Beaux-Arts au Palais de Cristal de Munich, 1897
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Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom and the arts, presides over this 1897 poster for the seventh International Art Exhibition at the Glaspalast, the Crystal Palace in Munich. The image reproduces a drawing by Franz Stuck, a painter and draftsman who helped found the Munich Secession, the artists' group that broke from the city's conservative academy in 1892. The pairing of a classical goddess with a modern, reform-minded exhibition reflects the period's tension between tradition and new artistic currents. Color halftone reproduction like this one allowed posters to be printed cheaply in large numbers, so they could be pasted up across the city.
| Created / published | 1897 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print (poster) : halftone, color. |
| Genre | Drawings 1890-1900 Reproductions 1890-1900.Exhibition posters German 1890-1900.Halftone photomechanical prints Color 1890-1900. |
| Notes | Reproduction of drawing by Franz Stuck, 1897(?). |
| Subjects | Verein Bildender Künstler Münchens Secession"--1890-1900. Minerva (Roman deity)--1890-1900." |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,686 × 1,253 px · prints to 6 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-163469 |
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