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The Princely Collections of Liechtenstein |
| Section: THE ARTS / EXHIBITION |
| Author: Sondra Mayer |
| Publication:
The World & I Online |
| Issue Date: 1/1/1986 |
| Size: 1,388 Words, 8,385 Characters |
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Liechtenstein, a tiny three-hundred-year-old nation, lies nestled between Austria and Switzerland and today is the only surviving monarchy of the German-speaking countries. The princes of Liechtenstein have been collecting art from the early seventeenth century. Their palaces at Moravia, Feldsberg and Vienna are important examples of Baroque architecture; work was commissioned from outstanding artists of their time to enhance these palaces. Somehow, the Liechtenstein collection has managed to remain intact to this day despite the turmoil and upheaval that has occurred in Europe during the past three centuries.
The collection is noted for nineteen outstanding painting by Peter Paul Rubens, thought to be the finest works by that artist remaining in private hands, five works by Anthony van Dyck, great Renaissance and Baroq...
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...er. A sensitive and delicate gem, it was chosen to illustrate the cover of the exhibition catalog.
The Princely Collection ends with Ruben's Assumption of the Virgin, an altarpiece over sixteen feet high painted in approximately 1635. A work of great grandeur, it admirably fulfills the aim of religious art: to move and instruct. It is a fitting close to this extraordinary exhibition.
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