The California Palace of the Legion of Honor débuts an exhibition of recent acquisitions, the Michael Berolzheimer Collection of old master prints. Comprised of some 80 prints from the collection, the exhibition represents a cross section of Italian, German and Dutch graphic art dating from the 15th through the 17th-centuries. Among the collection are 28 prints by Albrecht Durer, including the series of 20 woodcuts entitled ‘The Life of the Virgin’. The exhibition also features some 16 etchings by Rembrandt.
Archive for September, 2009
Russian Caricatures (1930-2000)
Communist leader Gennsday Zyuganov is transformed into a small dog at the Museum of Contemporary History in a charming exhibition of caricatures. The last 70 years have seen various changes in caricatures, from portraying the enemies of the Soviet state in the 1950s to the philosophical tone of perestroika. Organised by Moscow caricaturist Igor Smirnov, the hope is that eventually a whole museum can be dedicated to the art form.
