Early Bourgeois Revolution in Germany
Early Bourgeois Revolution in Germany | |
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The Panorama Museum in Bad Frankenhausen houses the painting. | |
Artist | Werner Tübke |
Year | 1976–1987 |
Medium | Oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 14 m × 123 m (46 ft × 404 ft) |
Location | Panorama Museum, Bad Frankenhausen |
Early Bourgeois Revolution in Germany (German: Frühbürgerliche Revolution in Deutschland), also known as the Peasants' War Panorama (Bauernkriegspanorama), is a monumental painting by the East German painter Werner Tübke, executed from 1976 to 1987. It spans 14 metres (46 ft) by 123 metres (404 ft) and depicts a circular panorama of the Battle of Frankenhausen, fought on 15 May 1525 during the German Peasants' War. The painting has more than 3000 characters.[1]
The painting is the main attraction of the Panorama Museum, built specifically to house it, in Bad Frankenhausen, Thuringia.
Creation[]
The painting was commissioned in 1976 by the Ministry of Culture of East Germany. It was finished in 1987.[1] The canvas was woven in one piece at the textile factory in Sursk, the Soviet Union, and weighs 1.1 tons. Tübke dedicated 480 workdays to the painting and used a total of 90,000 tubes of paint.[2]
The museum opened to the public on 14 September 1989, in time for the 500th anniversary of the birth of Thomas Müntzer.[2]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Tübke, Werner". Die Gesichter des Deutschen Kunstarchivs (in German). Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Götz, Thomas (2004-05-10). "Das Bauernkriegspanorama ist Werner Tübkes größtes Werk. Es wird noch immer bestaunt - der Maler aber war lange nicht in Bad Frankenhausen. Eine runde Sache mit Ecken und Kanten". Berliner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2017-03-06.
External links[]
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