Egon Shiele and his times
By on Mar 25, 2010 with Comments 0
Egon Schiele - Nu Assis 1910
At the Royal Palace in Milan, a much interesting exhibition on Egon Shiele (1890-1918) are opening at the moment. Schiele was regarded by many of his contemporaries as the predestined successor to Gustav Klimt, but died before he could fulfill his promise. His fascinating but not wholly admirable character is accounted for, at least in part, by his family background and upbringing. 40 paintings and works on paper by Schiele, accompanied by as many masterpieces by Klimt, Kokoschka, Gerstl, Moser and a variety of other representatives of early 20th-century Viennese culture.
The show focuses on the person Egon Schiele to reconstruct the cultural and social climate of Vienna in the early years of the 20th century, starting from the foundation of the Secession, through the expressionist trends of the next
Egon Schiele
generation, to 1918, the year that marked the end of the First World War and the death of Klimt and Schiele. A brief but intense period in which Vienna was transformed from the centre of Mitteleuropean culture to the theatre of the ruin of the old Europe.
Royal Place Milan
March 17 – June 6
