Today I’ll be taking you on a behind the scenes walking tour of Sarajevo to the spot of the assassination of Arch Duke Ferdinand in 1914. This is a Patreon Exclusive video that I’m positing here as a preview. (c) Anthony King Become a channel Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AnthonyKingArt
Welcome to Art, Culture & Books with me Anthony King. Today I’ll be taking you to see a sculpture by Konstanty Laszczka called Winter (or La Cigale Grasshopper, winter). It was made in 1895 and you’ll find it at The National Museum in Warsaw, Poland. Konstanty Laszczka was a multifaceted figure—a Polish sculptor, painter, graphic artist, professor, and the Rector of the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków from 1911 onwards but didn’t last long there. By the way, make sure to watch my November video on Jan Matejko’s painting “The Battle of Grunwald” to learn more about Matejko. Konstanty Laszczka was born on 3rd September 1865 and died on 23rd March 1956 in Kraków, Laszczka actively participated in exhibitions organized by the
Welcome to “Art, Culture & Books” with me Anthony King. Today I’ll be taking you to see Prometheus Bound and the Oceanids, an 1879 marble sculpture by German sculptor Eduard Müller which is located at Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin, Germany. Prometheus Bound and the Oceanids is so large that it’s actually been placed outside in a kind of courtyard area underneath a passage way. It’s also chiselled out of a single block of marble. In a certain sense, it’s quite hidden away and I expect many people just walk passed it. Eduard Müller, the German sculptor, was born on 9th August 1828 and died on 29th December 1895 in Rome. Initially employed as a cook, Müller extensively travelled to Munich, Paris, and Antwerp. Prometheus Bound,
Welcome to Art, Culture & Books with me Anthony King. Today I’ll be taking you to see a wonderful 1870 oil on canvas painting by one of my favourite artists, Camille Pissarro called ‘Fox Hill, Upper Norwood’ which you’ll find at my local gallery, the National Gallery in London. This painting is in a corner in an odd position and is overlooked by many. Camille Pissarro, the Danish-French painter, was born on July 10, 1830, in Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands, and died on November 13, 1903, in Paris, France. Wondering why he was in London? It turns out he painted there too. One of the 12 paintings he did in London happened during the Franco-Prussian war between late 1870 and mid-1871. When the Prussians
Welcome to Art, Culture & Books with me Anthony King. Today I’ll be taking you on a photographic tour of a 1918 painting called ‘Alice’ by the one and only Amedeo Modigliani. It’s currently at the National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen. Before I start today, if you can get hold of the DVD box set from France “The Heydays of Montparnasse” it will teach you everything you need to know about Paris turn of the century from eyewitness and many of the artists themselves. It’s hard to get and expensive but a must for your serious art lovers. OK! Alice! Alice, an oil-on-canvas painting by Amedeo Modigliani from around 1918, currently resides in the Danish National Gallery, having been donated in 1928. Modigliani, renowned for
Welcome to Art, Culture & Books with me Anthony King. Today I’ll be taking you on a video and photographic tour of the Du Bist Faust (translated as You Are Faust), Johann Wolfgang von Goethe exhibition at the Kunsthalle, Munich, Germany. I visited this a couple of years ago and it was, without a doubt one of the best art exhibitions. We’re going to take a closer look at 3 incredible oil on canvases including; Frank Cadogan Cowper’s 1907 Vanity. Luis Ricardo Falero’s The departure of the Witches from 1878 and Eduard von Grützner’s Mephisto, from 1872. We’re also going to explore other pieces of great art from the exhibition. Remember to pause the video to read any longer text in full. Faust, a central
Welcome to “Art, Culture & Books” with me Anthony King. Today I’ll be taking you on a photographic tour of Edvard Munch’s 1927 painting The girls on the Bridge and his house in Asgardstrand and the area where he painted so many of his paintings, including his girls on a bridge series. I’ll take you to the exact spot on the… pier, not a bridge, as far as I can remember! I’ll also take you on an exploration of the whole area. Edvard Munch, born on December 12, 1863, and died on January 23, 1944, was a Norwegian painter known for his significant contribution to Western art. Among his notable works is “The Scream,” created in 1893. Titled “Young Girls on a Bridge,” Munch produced
Welcome to “Art, Culture & Books” with me Anthony King. Today I’ll be taking you to look at the 1934 Roald Amundsen bust carved by Tongsberg born Karl G. Nilssen at The Polar Museum, in Tromso, Norway. Tromso is an incredibly beautiful place and I was lucky to interview the Norwegian Prime Minister there, for my book “The Secret Norwegian”. It’s also got quite a dark side too but it’s certainly a special place right towards the top of the north of Norway. Remember to pause the video to read any longer text in full. We’ll be taking a good look around the museum. The Polar Museum is located, alongside the sea. It consists of various buildings, each contributing to its historical environment. The permanent
Welcome to “Art, Culture & Books” with me Anthony King. Today I’ll be taking you on a photographic tour of The Porte Saint-Denis of the Wall of Charles V (fifth) from 1672 in Paris, France which is still around in all its glory! The Parisian arch is located at the site of one of the gates of the Wall of Charles V (fifth) which was one of Paris’ former city walls. The Porte Saint-Denis, also called the St. Denis Gate, is a famous monument in the 10th district of Paris. It marks where one of the gates used to be in the Wall of Charles V (fifth), an old city wall in Paris. Built from 1356 to 1383, the Porte Saint-Denis protected the Right Bank
In this episode, we’ll be taking a closer look at Crouching Youth by Winifred Turner at The Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Welcome to Art, Culture & Books with me, Anthony King. This 1934 bronze was inspired by one of our channel favourites, Ivan Mestrovic whom we’ve become quite accustomed to, and consequently, I am quite sure that you will notice that the Victoria and Albert Museum made an error in their description of this piece. Have a look and see if you can work it out! It relates to his place of birth. I spoke with the museum who told me that they would be happy to correct it, which means that the next time you go and see this it’ll probably have