Month: January 2018

Stephanie Schrader on Rembrandt and India

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Stephanie Schrader on Rembrandt and India
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Included in Rembrandt’s prolific body of work is a series of twenty-five drawings inspired by paintings created by Mughal artists in India. How did Rembrandt come across Mughal images? Why did he make these drawings? These questions are at the heart of an upcoming exhibition organized by Getty Museum curator Stephanie Schrader. In this episode, Schrader discusses Rembrandt’s series and what inspired him to draw in a style different from his own. “Rembrandt and the Inspiration of India“ opens at the Getty Center on March 13, 2018.

Werner Busch on Adolph Menzel

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Werner Busch on Adolph Menzel
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Adolph Menzel was a 19th-century pioneer of German realism. His paintings, drawings, and prints capture reality with remarkable truth and atmosphere. In this episode, art historian Werner Busch discusses why there has been so little published about this important artist in English. He also examines the biographical and historical events that shaped Menzel’s work and the course it took. Busch is former professor of art history at Freie Universität Berlin and author of “Adolph Menzel: The Quest for Reality“ (Getty Publications, 2017).