From March 2025, the Kunsthistorisches Museum will be showing the major exhibition Arcimboldo – Bassano – Bruegel.
The Times of Nature with masterpieces by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Jacopo and Leandro Bassano and numerous other 16th century artists. What was the relationship of people in the Renaissance to nature and time? How was this visualised in art? What role did the numerous fascinating seasonal and monthly cycles play, which were realised in ever new and varied formulations? These are the questions that the exhibition addresses. It sheds light on aspects of art history as well as the content of the paintings, their original purpose and the ideas of those who commissioned them.
KUNSTHISTORISCHES MUSEUM WIEN
Built by Karl Hasenauer and Gottfried von Semper between 1871 and 1891, the Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien ranks among the most renowned museums in the world. Its magnificent architecture provides a worthy setting for collections the Habsburgs built over centuries. These encompass objects from five millennia, i.e. from the time of Ancient Egypt to the end of the 18th century.
Arcimboldo – Bassano – Bruegel
11 Mar 2025 - 29 Jun 2025
Burgring 5, 1010 Wien, Österreich
Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1526–1593) Summer dated 1563 Kunsthistorisches Museum, Picture Gallery © KHM-Museumsverband
