"The art of living. The interior of the burgher houses in Holland heyday"
ARTinvestment.RU   05 октября 2016

The exhibition in the Pushkin Museum paintings and objects of applied art creates the image of the house — is one of the most important in Dutch art of the XVII century

the Pushkin Museum. A. S. Pushkin
11 October 2016 — 10 Jan 2017
Main building, room 31
Moscow, Volkhonka, 12

the Exhibition, which opens to the public on 11 October, will present works from the collection of the Pushkin Museum to them. A. S. Pushkin and other Russian Museum collections, private collections, and the Museum of fine arts Budapest and the Museum of Dordrecht.

the Central place in the exposition will occupy eleven paintings by famous Dutch artists, who painted scenes of everyday life in the interiors. It works Gabriela Metso "Girl embroidering" (about 1661-1664), Pieter de Hooch "maternal care" (circa 1673), Cornelis de Mana "chess Players" (about 1670), Frans van mieris the Elder "Morning young lady" (circa 1660), Peter Janssens elingi the "room in a Dutch house" (late 1660-х @the beginning of mdas 1670-х), Nicolas Mas, "Listening" (1657), etc.

the Family occupied one of the main places in the system of values of inhabitants of the Netherlands. The house was important not only for individual citizens but for the entire state. It was believed that the welfare of urban households directly indicates the welfare of the country. In his paintings of prominent painters managed to convey the particular atmosphere that reigned in the Dutch houses, plunging into which the viewer can experience the authenticity of a frozen moment from the past. Interiors are an important part of the story on these canvases. Despite the apparent similarity in the composition, each work demonstrates a strong artistic personality of its author. Poetic narrative, and at times incredible and the care with which artists have portrayed the smallest details of decoration, often inscribed in idealized space, allow you to see all the variety of items burgher houses created from different materials — wood, stone, porcelain, glass, metal, fabric, leather and many others. Works of art, furniture, dishes, carpets, possessed by a wealthy Dutch family, was not only craftsmanship, but also functionality. These were the things produced in the country, and unique products brought from different corners of the world.

the exhibited objects of decorative-прикладного of art demonstrate the variety of elements of household in the burgher houses, these items are often flaunted, the owners proud. Cup-наутилус from the Armoury chamber of the Moscow Kremlin reflects the interest in collecting shells and minerals, a glass of-флейта from the collection of the State Hermitage Museum reminds of extensive international business ties, flower vase by the famous Delft workshops from the collection of the State Museum of ceramics and "Kuskovo XVIII century" indicates a passion for the cultivation of flowers.

more telling about the interiors of the houses of the Dutch burghers, the exhibition allows the viewer to follow a visual dialogue of art works related to different types of art and to be in the cosy atmosphere of a private life in Holland heyday.

exhibition Curators: Pauline Mogilina — Junior researcher of the Department of art, old masters, Irina Skoptsova — Junior researcher in the Department of art old masters.

Source: press-релиз Pushkin Museum. A. S. Pushkina