The Augarten Porcelain Museum in Vienna presents "Capri – Italy in Porcelain," a captivating special exhibition. It explores the centuries-old fascination with Italy, particularly Capri, as portrayed through historical porcelain art. Visitors can delve into romanticized Italian motifs, reflecting deep cultural ties and artistic legacies between Vienna and the Mediterranean world.
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This special exhibition at the Augarten Porcelain Museum in Vienna explores the centuries-old fascination with Italy, particularly Capri, as depicted on fine porcelain. It showcases romanticized Italian motifs, from ancient ruins to Venetian gondolas, reflecting the cultural connections between Vienna and Italy.
The special exhibition 'CAPRI' at the Porcelain Museum in Augarten invites visitors on a journey to the South, capturing the light, longing, and Mediterranean joie de vivre associated with Italy. It delves into the grand tours and the enduring fascination Italy has held for those north of the Alps, featuring motifs like lemon groves, ancient ruins, Venetian gondolas, and the dramatic spectacle of Vesuvius. Since 1790, Viennese landscape painters have immortalized these Italian scenes on fine porcelain, with later influences, possibly from Josef Hoffmann's impressions of Capri's unique light, shaping designs for the Augarten Porcelain Manufactory. The exhibition highlights the deep cultural ties between Vienna and Italy in art, design, and lifestyle, showcasing how porcelain served as a canvas for wanderlust and a testament to European cultural history. A visit offers a short journey to the South, accessible from Vienna's city center.
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