Past Exhibition

Love and War

This is a drawing of a scene with various figures engaged in different activities. The image shows a detailed depiction of a medieval or renaissance gathering with elegantly dressed figures. The figures are clothed in long, flowing garments or robes with intricate patterns and textures. The setting appears to be a large hall or courtyard with architectural elements such as arches and columns. In the center, there are three individuals playing musical instruments on a raised platform, surrounded by others dancing or socializing. The floor is checkered, with small dogs in the foreground. The composition features animated figures engaged in conversation or activities, conveying a sense of festivity and community in monochrome tones.
Israhel van Meckenem, The Dance at the Court of Herod, c. 1500, engraving, Rosenwald Collection, 1943.3.138

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    East Building, Ground Floor, Northwest
This is a drawing of a scene with various figures engaged in different activities. The image shows a detailed depiction of a medieval or renaissance gathering with elegantly dressed figures. The figures are clothed in long, flowing garments or robes with intricate patterns and textures. The setting appears to be a large hall or courtyard with architectural elements such as arches and columns. In the center, there are three individuals playing musical instruments on a raised platform, surrounded by others dancing or socializing. The floor is checkered, with small dogs in the foreground. The composition features animated figures engaged in conversation or activities, conveying a sense of festivity and community in monochrome tones.
Israhel van Meckenem, The Dance at the Court of Herod, c. 1500, engraving, Rosenwald Collection, 1943.3.138

Overview: The exhibition presented 56 drawings from the Housebook manuscript, owned by the Prince of Waldburg-Wolfegg family. The drawings were available for display while the book was unbound for conservation and reproduction.The manuscript depicts aspects of secular medieval life such as jousting, military sieges, and astrology. The exhibition also included related prints by the Master of the Housebook and other artists from the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, and from the National Gallery of Art and other American collections.

Organization: The exhibition was organized by the National Gallery of Art. Andrew Robison, Andrew W. Mellon senior curator at the National Gallery of Art, and Virginia Clayton, associate curator of old master prints at the National Gallery of Art, were curators.

Attendance: 48,539

Catalog: Venus and Mars: The World of the Medieval Housebook, by Christoph Graf zu Waldburg-Wolfegg. Munich: Prestel-Verlag, 1998.

Other Venues:

  • Städelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt am Main, 09/17/1997–11/01/1997
  • Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 11/11/1997–01/19/1998
  • Haus der Kunst, Munich, 07/24/1998–10/11/1998
  • The Frick Collection, New York, 05/18/1999–07/25/1999

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