Talent Kein Kein Geschlecht: Malerinnen Und Maler Der Romantik Auf Augenhoehe

Talent has no Sex Paintresses and Painters of the Romantic Age at Eye Level

Writing in 1834, the British art-critic Anna Jameson, urged German female artists to adopt a new approach expressing a feminine way of thinking and distinctive touch in their works as a means of demonstrating their own specific potential. Beginning at the age of Raffael, she classified their works in the long history of pictorial art - a statement which at that time was taken just as little for granted as indeed the passing of judgement by a female in matters relating to art.

The exhibition is devoted to the works of twelve women painters representing the Romantic Era juxtaposed with those of their male peers. Subjected to critical examination are corresponding role assignments and demands. This sophisticated presentation comprises some 80 paintings and drawings.