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La extraña belleza: Maestros del Renacimiento alemán ¿Qué es lo que hace que una obra de arte sea hermosa? Y, ¿cómo se puede alterar esta percepción de manera radical en base al mundo siempre cambiante desde el que es contemplada? Éstos no son más que algunos de los interrogantes que plantea esta exposición. La muestra se centra en una colección de pinturas, dibujos e impresos realizados por artitstas muy conocidos tales como Hans Holbein el Joven, Albrecht Dürer y Lucas Cranach el Viejo –que examinan lo sorprendente que son las diferentes formas de percepción frente a una misma obra a lo largo del tiempo, desde el momento de su realización a la actualidad. La exposición se ha podido completar gracias a más de treinta préstamos procedentes de diferentes colecciones inglesas. Algunas de las piezas clave de la muestra son el dibujo de Matthias Grünewald titulado Mujer anciana con las manos entrecruzadas (Museo Ashmolean, Oxford), la famosa miniatura de Holbein Anna de Cleves (Museo Victoria & Albert, Londres), Retrato de hombre joven con Rosario , de Hans Baldung Grien (Royal Collection Trust en nombre de su majestad la Reina) así como una colección de dibujos y pinturas de Holbein, Dürer y Altdorfer (Museo Británico, Londres). El Renacimiento alemán formó parte del despertar cultural y artístico que se propagó por el Norte de Europa durante los siglos XV y XVI. Artistas alemanes como Dürer, se labraron tal reputación internacional que su fama alcanzó todas las zonas Strange Beauty: Masters of the German Renaissance The National Gallery (London) From the 19th February until the 11th May 2014 What exactly makes a work of art beautiful? And how can this perception radically alter due to the changing world its viewer is living in? These are the intriguing questions being posed by this exhibition at the National Gallery this spring. This collection-focused exhibition takes a fresh look at paintings, drawings and prints by well-known artists such as Hans Holbein the Younger, Albrecht Dürer and Lucas Cranach the Elder –examining the striking changes in the ways these works were perceived in their time, in the recent past, and how they are viewed today. More than 30 loans from UK collections will help visitors explore these fascinating themes. Key works coming to Strange Beauty include the Matthias Grünewald drawing of An Elderly Woman with Clasped Hands (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford), the renowned Holbein miniature of Anne of Cleves (Victoria & Albert Museum, London), Portrait of Young Man with a Rosary by Hans Baldung Grien (Royal Collection Trust on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen) and a collection of fine drawings and prints by Holbein, Dürer and Altdorfer (British Museum, London). The German Renaissance was part of the cultural and artistic awakening that spread across Northern Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries. German artists such as Dürer developed an international reputation, their fame reaching all parts of Europe, while renowned humanist scholars such as Erasmus of Rotterdam, the patron of Hans Holbein the Younger, played a leading role in reviving the study of classical texts in the service of Christianity. Paintings such as The Ambassadors by Holbein, Christ taking Leave of his Mother by Albrecht Altdorfer, Cupid complaining to Venus by Lucas Cranach the Elder, Portrait of a Man by Hans Baldung Grien and Saint Jerome by Albrecht Dürer were highly valued in the 16th century for qualities such as expression and inventiveness. However, by the 19th and early 20th centuries German Renaissance art was receiving a very mixed reception. Some viewers admired the artists’ technical mastery and their embodiment of a perceived German national identity; others perceived these works of art as excessive or even ugly, particularly when compared to works of the Italian Renaissance. National Gallery (Londres) Del 19 de Febrero al 11 de Mayo 2014 Hans Holbein el Joven/ the Younger . Mujer con ardilla y estornino (¿Anne Lovell?)/ A lady with a squirrel and a starling (Anne Lovell?) , c. 1526-28. © The National Gallery, London. 90