The exhibition offex the public a glimpse of these little-known riches by showing over 250 works divided into eight themes (Melancholy in Antiquity / The devil’s pool; The Middle Ages / The children of Saturn; The Renaissance / The anatomy of melancholy; The age of enlightenment / Light and shadow; The eighteenth century / The death of God; The romantics / The naturalisation of melancholy / The Angel of History; Melancholy and Modern Times), constants and variations on this sacred theme. From Attic stele to contemporary works, from Dürer to Ron Mueck via La Tour, Füssli, Goya, Friedrich, Delacroix, Rodin, Van Gogh, Munch, De Chirico, Picasso and others this exhibition emphasises the vital role played by melancholy on the different forms of artistic creation throughout Europe.
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