By Alte Pinakothek, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Alte Pinakothek, Bavarian State Painting Collections
How does the art of Caravaggio and his successors still affect young artists today? The Pinakotheken approached the students of the Academy of Fine Arts Munich with this question.
untitled (2019) by Yuhao ChenAlte Pinakothek, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
The students were able to draw in front of the originals on closing days.
Students at Alte Pinakothek, Munich (2019) by Haydar KoyupinarAlte Pinakothek, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
During this time, numerous drawings were created over several days in the exhibition rooms. Various materials such as chalk and charcoal pencils were used.
Judith (2019) by Felix KlajnermanAlte Pinakothek, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Judith with the Head of Holofernes (1625) by Simon VouetAlte Pinakothek, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Studie I (Kerze) (2019) by Tom MessavillaAlte Pinakothek, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Especially the chiaroscuro, the propagation of light and the effect of shadows were transferred into the contemporary language of colour and form.
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The results of this current artistic examination of the paintings of Caravaggio and his successors could be seen at the annual exhibition 2019 of the Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Munich between the 20th and 28th of July 2019.
