Introduction to Painting Art Appreciation Lecture
Speaker: Dr. Endou Li
Date & time: April 19, 2024 19:05-19:50

Lecture Language: Chinese with English script
Theme: Titian and the Art of the Venetian School of Painting
Introduction: This art appreciation lecture focuses on Italian Venetian art in art history. Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto were the three great figures of the Venetian School of Painting during the Renaissance. Titian's "Flora", Veronese's "Banquet of the Levi Family", and Tintoretto's "Rita and the Swan" all reflect the astonishing color techniques and coordinated composition of the Venetian School of Painting, presenting a dazzling and joyful scene, which is a tribute to the love of life in the world by Venetians in the 16th century. This lecture, in conjunction with the collection of Uffizi Galleries currently on display at Shanghai Bund One Art Museum, delves into the development and changes of Italian painting styles during the Renaissance period, and catches a glimpse of the brilliant chapter of European painting art.

Introduction of the lecturer:

Dr. Endou Li, a scholar of the Shanghai Education Development Foundation's "Morning Light Program", and a research scholar of the National Scholarship Council's special program for cultivating artistic talents. She lectures on courses such as "History of Chinese and Foreign Art," "History of Western Aesthetics," "Appreciation of Artistic Masters," and "History of Modern Western Art." Her representative works include "Thomas Benton's Urban and Rural Images and National Construction: On the Mural Paintings of" USA Today "in the Metropolitan Museum of Art," and "Multicultural and Identity Politics: A Study of American Art in the 1960s and 1970s.".

Film Introduction

Time: 20:00-21:40

Language: English with Chinese subtitle

Life is an aesthetic, and browsing art galleries in leisure time is increasingly becoming a way for people to explore a better life. Strolling through the exhibition halls of art museums, feeling the beauty of art, would you also be curious about the stories behind those exhibitions? If you want to explore these secrets and see stories that are definitely not seen in daily visits, please don't miss this special screening of "Inside the Uffizi"!
The German documentary "Inside the Uffizi" focuses on the famous Uffizi Galleries in Italy, taking a different approach and documenting their daily lives from different perspectives such as the director, staff, collaborating artists, and visitors. The documentary leads the audience in front of the screen to delve deeper into this art hall, understanding the complex and trivial behind the scenes operations of the museum from the moments people interact with art, and experiencing the silent efforts of the staff to present the best exhibition effect from various details.

Exhibition Introduction

The 16th century was the golden age of the Venetian School of Painting, and the most representative painter at that time, Titian, was not only popular in Venice, but also known as the "father of Western oil painting". He depicted love, desire, power, and spirituality with the strongest emotions, and his representative work "Flora" once became a widely sought after idealized female image.

Name: Titian Flora Uffizi Galleries Venetian School Collection Exhibition
Duration: Mar 29, 2024- July 28, 2024 (During the exhibition period, the museum will open normally on Mondays.),
Visiting time: 10:00-18:00 (entry stopped at 17:30)
Venue: Bund One Art Museum (No.1 Zhongshan East 1st Road)

On March 29th, the third exhibition of the "Five-Year Ten-Exhibition" strategic cooperation between Bund One Art Museum and Uffizi Galleries, the "Titian Flora - Venetian Painting From The Uffizi Galleries", grandly opened, presenting a total of 49 masterpieces from the Uffizi Galleries collection in Italy. Not only are there 8 Titian authentic works, but also classic masterpieces of Venetian art masters such as Tinto Retto, Paolo Veronese, Giorgione, and Palma Il Vecchio!