Genius and Ambition: The Royal Academy of Arts, London 1768-1918 Tokyo Fuji Art Museum Sep 17, 2014 -> Nov 24, 2014 The exhibition also brings to Japan fine examples of Orientalism, such as David Roberts’ “The Gateway to the Great Temple of Baalbec” (1841), revealing the Victorian fascination with the exotic, something that can also be found in Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema’s lush depictions of antiquity or Walter Sickert’s “Santa Maria della Salute, Venice” (c.1901), a church building that seems to undulate on the canvas like a reflection on water.
Posted on: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 05:23:10 +0000