An die Arbeit! Vom Schaffen und Schuften der Frauen
In the organizer's words:
The contribution of women to society often remains unseen and has rarely been recognized in art. The names of many women and their stories are often forgotten today. This exhibition uses French, German, Italian, Spanish and Dutch works on paper to take a look behind the allegorical scenes and shed light on women's hard work in the fields, caring for children and manual labor up to the 18th century.
The small thematic exhibition presents 25 French, German, Italian, Spanish and Dutch prints from the 16th to 18th centuries from the Kupferstichkabinett's rich holdings. Works have been selected that show women in their everyday activities: as peasants, maids, teachers, maids, midwives or courtesans. On the one hand, it provides an insight into professions that were practiced by women, such as attending a birth as a midwife; on the other hand, it also shows areas of society in which the sexes work side by side - on an equal footing? - go about their work side by side. The allegorical layers of meaning often include self-confidently active women, but the toil of everyday drudgery is not hidden either. To this day, so-called care work for children or the elderly hardly receives the necessary recognition; work is being done to reconcile work and family life and to achieve equality, including in financial matters, but this has not yet been achieved.
At the same time, it is clear that many of the depictions shown were created by men: Albrecht Dürer, Lucas Cranach, Rembrandt, to name just a few. Their (male) view of women shaped the social perspective for centuries. However, with Louise Magdeleine Horthemels (1686-1767) and Marguerite Ponce (1745-1800), two female artists are also represented who earned their living by producing works of art.
The cabinet exhibition is the Kupferstichkabinett's contribution to Women's Month in March, but also to "Equal Pay Day" (March 7) and "Labor Day" (May 1).
Curators
The exhibition is curated by Dagmar Korbacher, Director, Mailena Mallach, Curator of German Art before 1800, and Christien Melzer, Curator of Dutch and English Art before 1800, Kupferstichkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin.
A special exhibition of the Kupferstichkabinett in the Gemäldegalerie of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
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Admission to the Picture Gallery: €16.00, concessions €8.00; free admission for children and young people up to and including the age of 18.
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