Shakespeare hype in the 19th century
Adolph v. Menzel's drawn enthusiasm
13.08.2023 - 22.10.2023 ,
Museum Georg Schäfer (Museum Georg Schäfer)
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Based on the enthusiasm for Shakespeare in 19th century Germany, the exhibition focuses on Adolph von Menzel's (1815-1905) artistic approach to his works. Genius meets genius? The spectrum of Menzel's drawings is surprising in its diversity, ranging from the ornamental to portraits of bards and lively sketches of scenes created during visits to the theatre in Berlin. Most of the works on loan from museums and libraries (Bamberg, Berlin, Meiningen, Schweinfurt, Weimar) are being exhibited publicly in Germany for the first time.
The exhibition is rounded off by the example of the "Meininger", and in particular by works by the "theatre duke" Georg II of Saxe-Meiningen, who reformed German dramatic art. He also became known as a designer with his own figurines and stage sets. He sent his court theatre on tour, including to the Friedrich-Wilhelmstädtisches Theater in Berlin, where a production of Julius Caesar in May 1874 thrilled the Berlin audience to such an extent that it shaped the Meiningen staging style from then on.
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