An extraordinary selection of masterworks of the Flemish baroque, one of the most exuberant periods of artistic creation in the History of Art.
LAS VEGAS, NV – January 13, 2006 – The Guggenheim Hermitage Museum presents Rubens and His Age: Masterpieces from the Hermitage Museum from February 6, 2006 through July 31, 2006.
The eighth exhibition to be opened at the Guggenheim Hermitage Museum, Rubens and His Age is organized by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York in partnership with the State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. It contains a selection of more than 40 artworks – paintings and decorative objects – by Rubens and other acclaimed artists such as Anthony van Dyck, Jacob Jordaens, Jacob Van Oost the Elder, Adriaen van Utrecht, and Frans Snyders among others, most of whom were Rubens’ pupils or collaborators.
Organized into four thematic sections Mythology, Religion, Genre and Landscape, and Portraits, the exhibition provides an intense vision of the Flemish baroque, a period of which the Hermitage Museum of St. Petersburg has one of the richest and most extensive collections in the world. This period represents, without doubt, an extraordinary age of artistic creation, dominated by one of the most outstanding figures in the History of Art, Peter Paul Rubens. This brilliant Flemish painter was a singular figure not only because of his artistic genius but due to his enormous intellect and interest in the subjects of his day which drove him to amass a profound knowledge of humanist themes. His command of Latin and several modern languages, as well as diplomatic skills, which made him a reference model for many other artists, including the Spaniard Velázquez.
Together with the mythological and religious masterpieces, the penetrating portraits and still lifes, the exhibition also includes priceless decorative art objects, the design and creation of which were commissioned in many cases by Rubens himself. These items provide visitors to the exhibition with an idea of the cultural context in which this artist worked.
The exhibition has been organized by Natalya Babina and Natalya Gritsay, Curators of Flemish Painting, Natalia Serebrianaya, Curator of 18th Century French Painting, and Marina Lopato, Curator of Western European Goldsmith Work, at the State Hermitage Museum, in consultation with Susan Davidson, Curator, Solomon. R. Guggenheim Museum. The exhibition is accompanied by an illustrated checklist (36 pages, $9.95).
Designed by Pritzker Prize–winning architect Rem Koolhaas, the Guggenheim Hermitage Museum is located at The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino, 3355 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas NV 89109. Open daily from 9:30 AM to 8:30 PM. Museum store open daily 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM. Public exhibition tours are offered most afternoon and evenings. Call (702) 414-2493 for times and availability. Admission is $19.50 adults, $15.00 seniors, $15.00 Nevada residents, $12.50 students with ID, $9.50 children 6-12, under six are free. Audio guides are included in the price of admission. Reduced admission is available to groups of ten or more when reserved in advance through Group Sales at (702) 414-2102. For general information about the museum, please call (702) 414-2440 or visit www.guggenheimlasvegas.org.
