A History of Munich

Munich is the capital city of Bavaria and is in southern Germany. Munich is one of the three largest cities in Germany and is closely related to Hamburg and Berlin, with a population of 349 million (CIA). This city near the Alps and Isar rivers is now a tourist destination, financial industry, market, and the venue for the famous German Beer Festival (Gray, Jeremy). Munich city originally dates back to the 8th century and its name comes from the word Munich.

Winter break time, Munich, where is better to check the rich and rich art history of the city than Germany? Munich is one of Europe's most dynamic capitals, hosting hundreds of exhibitions, from large museums to small galleries. At MSOE's German Art History course, students can experience not only art in the classroom, but also one of the most popular art destinations on the planet. For example, Pinakothek Dear Modern has a large collection of contemporary art as shown above. Alte Pinakothek is one of the oldest galleries in the world and is known for the large collection of Old Masters. Neue Pinakothek has the world's largest collection of art from the 18th century to the 19th century. The fourth museum in this trip is Lenbachhaus specializing in expressiveism art. All these four museums are part of the famous "art district" in Munich, or part of Kunstareal.

Today, Munich is again the center of modern art. Historic Lombardhaus (recently redesigned by Sir Norman Foster) has many German representatives such as Franz Mark and Auguste. Mike, the futuristic Pinakothek der Moderne contains many major works of the 1937 "collapsed" artist.

Heinrich Wölfflin (1864-1945) was a "father" in the history of contemporary art, studied at Burckhardt in Basel. Welflin teaches at Berlin, Basel, Munich and the University of Zurich. Many students such as Jacob Rosenberg and Frida Short Miller continue pursuing an excellent career in art history. He introduced a scientific approach to art history focusing on three concepts. First, he tried to study art in psychology, especially William Undo's work. Among other things, he believes that art and architecture are good if they resemble the human body. For example, if their front looks like a face, that house is good. Secondly, he introduced the idea of ​​studying art through comparison. By comparing the pictures, he can distinguish style. His work "Renaissance" and "Baroque" developed this idea and showed how these styles are different from each other for the first time.