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Franz Von Stuck: Between Light and Darkness
The exhibition 鈥Franz von Stuck. Between Light and Darkness鈥 is the first presentation in Bulgaria of the famous German symbolist (1863 鈥 1928), popular among the general public in our country because of his work 鈥楲ucifer鈥 (1890) from the National Gallery鈥檚 collection, purchased by Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria during his visit to Munich the following year. Now it is exhibited alongside twelve of the artist鈥檚 works from the collection of the Museum Villa Stuck in Munich (portraits, mythological and religious paintings, and related drawings and etchings) providing an overview of the artist鈥檚 oeuvre.
The two paintings that brought Stuck worldwide fame, the large-format 鈥楾he Guardian of Paradise鈥 (1889), which is rarely shown outside Villa Stuck, and 鈥楲ucifer鈥 from our collection, will resume their dramatic dialogue, meeting again in Hall 24 of Kvadrat 500. In addition to witnessing the expressive clash between 鈥渓ight鈥 and 鈥渄arkness,鈥 viewers have the opportunity to get acquainted with other famous works of the artist, e.g., 鈥楶rometheus,鈥 鈥楽amson and the Lion.鈥 The impressive canvas 鈥楾he Sin鈥 became so popular that the artist executed several versions, including the one shown in the exhibition that he installed in the 鈥淎ltar of the Artist鈥 in his studio in Villa Stuck. The display allows re-experiencing Franz von Stuck鈥檚 iconic work 鈥楲ucifer鈥 in its original context, loaded with the semantic characteristic of the era in which it was created.
The exhibition design decisions address the aesthetics of Villa Stuck 鈥 Franz von Stuck鈥檚 greatest artistic project, which was later turned into a municipal museum, preserving a large part of the artist鈥檚 work. In Hall 24, the architects Kiril Ass and Nadya Korbut used a series of spatial and colour allusions to the Pompeian antique tradition that Stuck laid at the heart of his decorative solutions.
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The exhibition 鈥Franz von Stuck. Between Light and Darkness鈥 is the first presentation in Bulgaria of the famous German symbolist (1863 鈥 1928), popular among the general public in our country because of his work 鈥楲ucifer鈥 (1890) from the National Gallery鈥檚 collection, purchased by Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria during his visit to Munich the following year. Now it is exhibited alongside twelve of the artist鈥檚 works from the collection of the Museum Villa Stuck in Munich (portraits, mythological and religious paintings, and related drawings and etchings) providing an overview of the artist鈥檚 oeuvre.
The two paintings that brought Stuck worldwide fame, the large-format 鈥楾he Guardian of Paradise鈥 (1889), which is rarely shown outside Villa Stuck, and 鈥楲ucifer鈥 from our collection, will resume their dramatic dialogue, meeting again in Hall 24 of Kvadrat 500. In addition to witnessing the expressive clash between 鈥渓ight鈥 and 鈥渄arkness,鈥 viewers have the opportunity to get acquainted with other famous works of the artist, e.g., 鈥楶rometheus,鈥 鈥楽amson and the Lion.鈥 The impressive canvas 鈥楾he Sin鈥 became so popular that the artist executed several versions, including the one shown in the exhibition that he installed in the 鈥淎ltar of the Artist鈥 in his studio in Villa Stuck. The display allows re-experiencing Franz von Stuck鈥檚 iconic work 鈥楲ucifer鈥 in its original context, loaded with the semantic characteristic of the era in which it was created.
The exhibition design decisions address the aesthetics of Villa Stuck 鈥 Franz von Stuck鈥檚 greatest artistic project, which was later turned into a municipal museum, preserving a large part of the artist鈥檚 work. In Hall 24, the architects Kiril Ass and Nadya Korbut used a series of spatial and colour allusions to the Pompeian antique tradition that Stuck laid at the heart of his decorative solutions.
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