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Exploring 'Art of the Long Century: 1796–1917' at National Gallery Prague

Delve into major European artworks and artistic movements from the late 18th to early 20th centuries.

This exhibition, 'Art of the Long Century: 1796–1917', showcases significant artworks from the National Gallery Prague's extensive collection. Visitors can explore key themes that characterized this expansive period, including compelling portraiture, vivid landscapes, compelling historical narratives, and profound religious art. Featured works represent major examples of contemporary art from this defining era, offering a rich historical and cultural experience.

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Exhibition summary

This exhibition explores key themes characteristic of the period between 1796 and 1917, including portraiture, landscape, history, and religion. It showcases significant artworks from the National Gallery Prague's collection that represent major examples of contemporary art from that era.

Curatorial context

The exhibition '1796–1917: Art of the Long Century' delves into the pivotal artistic movements and themes that defined this extended period, with a focus on portraiture, landscape, historical narratives, and religious art. It brings together important works from the National Gallery Prague's collection, highlighting major examples of contemporary art from the era. Featured artists include Caspar David Friedrich, Lovis Corinth, Max Klinger, Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky, and Anton Romak, among others. The exhibition also presents paintings by Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, and Edvard Munch, as well as artworks from the previously separate French Collection, such as pieces by Eugène Delacroix, Camille Corot, Paul Gauguin, Pablo Picasso, and André Derain. Complementing the paintings are sculptures by notable artists like Václav Levý, Josef Václav Myslbek, Josef Mařatka, Ladislav Šaloun, František Bílek, Stanislav Sucharda, Michael Powolny, Constantin Meunier, and Auguste Rodin, offering a comprehensive overview of the artistic landscape of the time.

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Venue
House at the Golden Ring
Current status
Completed
Exhibition schedule
Jan 1, 1917 – Dec 31, 2019
Artist line / attribution
Features works by Caspar David Friedrich, Lovis Corinth, Max Klinger, Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky, Anton Romak, Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, Edvard Munch, Eugène Delacroix, Camille Corot, Paul Gauguin, Pablo Picasso, André Derain, Václav Levý, Josef Václav Myslbek, Josef Mařatka, Ladislav Šaloun, František Bílek, Stanislav Sucharda, Michael Powolny, Constantin Meunier, and Auguste Rodin.
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