Miniatures from the Time of Napoleon
Exhibition: Bomann-Museum, Celle, from 26 June 2020 to 31 August 2024
This exhibition showcases a total of 150 works from the time of Napoleon I (from 1795 to 1815). These tiny portraits, which were generally intended for personal use, date from the “golden age” of miniature painting. They exhibit a high degree of artistic skill and refined craftsmanship.
Unlike the staged, theatrical portraits of absolutism, now for the first time we see realistic likenesses of people who appear “modern” – a gallery of women, men and children from a period of political upheaval dominated by wars.
Poster for the exhibition
The bilingual book (German and English) allows a comprehensive insight into the art of miniature painting in this magnificent era. Foremost specialists in this art sector have contributed detailed and richly illustrated introductory essays.
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