Careers by Design
Hendrick Goltzius & Peter Paul Rubens
13.06.2024 - 15.09.2024 ,
Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München in der Pinakothek der Moderne (State Collection of Prints and Drawings in the Pinacotheca of the Modern)
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The longing for fame and honour continues to spur the inventive spirit of artists to this day. In the flourishing Baroque period around 1600, with the courts vying for renown and an increasingly financially strong bourgeoisie striving for prestige, the strategy of reaching distant art markets and new groups of buyers in order to publicise one's own work was recommended. Bulky sculptures and fragile paintings were less suitable for these diverse transactions. Instead, prints were to become the perfect envoy in the art diplomatic service of their own cause. With graphically captivating engravings, the artists endeavoured to beguile the public and keep them up to date with their own new creations. The most successful virtuosos in this respect around 1600 were Hendrick Goltzius (1558-1617) and Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640).
As an example, a selection of 140 prints from the rich Munich collection, which has only recently been fully analysed by scholars, is presented under thematic focal points such as the role of dedications or the model of antiquity, in order to visualise the artistic strategies that inspired the careers of Goltzius and Rubens.
Last edited on 28.05.2025
