Overview:
The National Museum of Western Art was established in April 1959 and was based on the Matsukata Collection that the French government stored and returned to Japan after the second world war.
The museum has purchased art work every year since its establishment in its efforts to build and develop its permanent collection.
Website:
www.nmwa.go.jp/
Location:
7-7Ueno-koen, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0007, JAPAN
Established:
1959
Collection:
Western Art, Matsukata Collection
【Exhibition】
GUERCINO
Guercino (1591-1666) was one of the major painters of the Italian Baroque period who further developed the Baroque aesthetics with academic painting methods begun by painters Caravaggio and Carracci. Once his name has numbered amongst the most famous painters in the history of Italian art.
The NMWA collection includes one oil painting by Guercino, and this exhibition will provide an overview of his entire oeuvre through the display of approximately 40 oil paintings. This is the first Guercino exhibition to be held in Japan.
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Date March 23rd, 2015
