Exhibition Goddesses and Saintesses in the 19th Century Art in Slovakia

Venuss and Cupido by Puschamann Edgar, based on Guido Reni artwork

View artistic creations of ancient Greek and ancient Roman goddesses and Christian saintesses which were created in Slovakia between 1780 and 1918. Among the exhibits are sculptures, paintings, drawings and prints by various European and Slovak authors, created in the spirit of neoclassicism and romanticism. There are 71 original artworks from whole Slovakia. Artworks decorating palaces, castles, churches, monasteries, streets and squares in Slovakia are exhibited through photographs.

Some of exhibited artworks

Hebe, Michal Mankovic, 1831.

Amor and the Muse, by Karoly Lotz, before 1876.

Unknown author: St. Agnesa, around 1850.

St. Cecilia, unknown author, 19th century.

Open: January 14, 2012 - March 31, 2012, daily except Monday 9.00 - 17.00
Where: Slovak National Museum, Vajanskeho nabrezie 2, Bratislava.
Organizers: Slovenske narodne muzeum, Slovenske narodne muzeum - Spisske muzeum v Levoci, Ustav dejin umenia SAV
Authors: PhDr. Marta Herucova, PhD. and PhDr. Maria Novotna

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The Slovak National Museum in Bratislava

Published: 2012-01-15
Updated: 2012-01-15

Categories: - Galleries, Museums, Exhibitions