Augsburg taste. Baroque master drawings from the holdings of the art collections

A selection of 120 drawings from the holdings of the Graphic Art Collection of Augsburg’s Art Collections and Museums provides a comprehensive overview of the art of drawing in German-speaking countries in the period from 1600 to ca. 1780. A particular focus of the collection is on the art of drawing in Augsburg, a city that was one of the most innovative art centres in Germany during the 17^th and 18^th centuries.

Designs for ceiling frescoes and altarpieces, models for copperplate engravings, sculptures, and album pages are on display, as well as portraits and landscapes. Artists such as Johann Rottenhammer, Johann Heinrich Schönfeld and Joseph Werner epitomize the high quality of drawing in 17^th-century Augsburg, while Johann Wolfgang Baumgartner, Johann Georg Bergmüller and Johann Evangelist Holzer are representative of the 18^th century.

Kunstsammlungen & Museen Augsburg
Maximilianstraße 46
86150 Augsburg

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