Portrait art. Personality and era: tour of the exhibition in the Hermitage
Description:
In the Hermitage opened a large-scale exhibition “The Art of Portrait”. Personality and Age, dedicated to the world history of the portrait. We will walk through the exposition and explore the main masterpieces of the collection of different eras and countries.
As if on a time machine, we’ll travel through 4,000 years, touching, of course, not all of the 750 works shown in the exhibition, but the most exciting part with interesting creation stories and intriguing fates of models and those who wrote them.
The human face will become not only a monument of the era, but also a symbol of it, and we will be able to see the development of one of the oldest genres, going from the first masters in the museum’s collection to the most avant-garde innovative works of our days.
Those who are tired of the ceremonial rooms of the museum will be able to look at familiar works from the Hermitage collection from a new angle, and we will try to make this meeting an intriguing investigation. Together with you, we will learn not only about the heroes of the exhibition, who will meet us in the halls, but also about this.
- How the portrait became one of the main genres in painting
- what is its evolution
- Why a Self-Portrait Is an Artist's Software Work
- How portraits differ from ritual images
- What tasks did the portrait painter face?
- How honest a portrait can be, etc.
The price includes:
- Guide services
The price does not include:
Museum tickets: they must be purchased in advance for yourself and the guide (full ticket - 700 rubles)
If necessary, the size of the group can be expanded to 5 people, the surcharge will be 1000 rubles. Man.
Comes to: Individual , Unusual