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Tartu Art Museum
Tartu Art Museum ( Estonian: ''Tartu Kunstimuuseum'') is a state-owned museum of art located in Tartu, Estonia. It was founded in 1940 on a private initiative by the members of local art school Pallas. This is the largest art museum in Southern Estonia. The main collection consists of works of art by Estonian and foreign artists, associated with Estonia, from the 18th century until now. The collection includes around 23,000 items. The museum presents temporary exhibitions drawn from the museum's collection, and in cooperation with Estonian and foreign museums and galleries. Exhibitions are held in a historical building situated by the Town Hall Square of Tartu. History of the museum In 1918 the artistic association Pallas established the Higher Art School Pallas which later played a key role in local art education. Twenty years after the formation of the Pallas association, they decided to create a museum, and on November 17, 1940, the Municipality of Tartu signed a decree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after the Northern European country's political and financial capital, Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 91,407 (as of 2021). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of Riga, Latvia. Tartu lies on the Emajõgi river, which connects the two largest lakes in Estonia, Lake Võrtsjärv and Lake Peipus. From the 13th century until the end of the 19th century, Tartu was known in most of the world by variants of its historical name Dorpat. Tartu, the largest urban centre of southern Estonia, is often considered the "intellectual capital city" of the country, especially as it is home to the nation's oldest and most renowned university, the University of Tartu (founded in 1632). Tartu also houses the Supreme Court of Estonia, the Ministry of Education and Research, the Estonian National Museum, and the oldest Estonian-language theatre, Vanemuine. It is also the birthplace of the Estonian Song Festivals. Tart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksander Vardi
Aleksander Vardi (until 1940 Aleksander Bergman; 4 September 1901 Tartu – 18 June 1983 Tartu) was an Estonian painter. In 1919, Vardi enrolled at the Pallas Art School, studying under the instruction of Konrad Mägi and Ado Vabbe, graduating in 1925. After graduation, he studied in Paris from 1925 until 1929. After returning to Estonia, he worked as a freelance artist in Tartu for several years and in 1932 began working as an artist as the decorator of the Endla Theatre in Pärnu. In 1934, he left that position to become a lecturer at the Pallas Art School. In 1947, Vardi was awarded the title of professor. From 1950 until 1957, he held a position as an artist at the Vanemuine Theatre in Tartu. Since 1925, he was a member of the Pallas Pallas may refer to: Astronomy * 2 Pallas asteroid ** Pallas family, a group of asteroids that includes 2 Pallas * Pallas (crater), a crater on Earth's moon Mythology * Pallas (Giant), a son of Uranus and Gaia, killed and flayed by Athena * P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Höflinger
Louis Höflinger (fl. 19th century) was a Baltic-German artist and photographer, who worked in Estonia. Before moving to Estonia, he lived in Hessen, Germany. In 1857 he acquired Georg Friedrich Schlater Georg Friedrich Schlater (13 May 1804, in Tilsit – 14 April 1870, in Dorpat) was a Baltic-German painter, lithographer and drawing teacher. Life He was born to Georg Friedrich Schlater, a wheelwright, and his wife, Eva Rosina, née Rimler. ...'s lithography studio in Tartu. He worked together with the draughtsman Eduard Ivanson (Iwansohn). Works File:TKM 0933G, Vaade Tartule Toomelt, Louis Höflinger.jpg, "Vaade Tartule Toomelt" (1860) File:TKM 1271G, Tartu Ülikool, Louis Höflinger.jpg, "Tartu Ülikool" (1860) File:Album von Dorpat, TKM 0031H 11.jpg, "Turu tänav koos raekojaga" (1860) File:Album von Dorpat, TKM 0031H 10.jpg, "Vene kirik" (1860) File:Album von Dorpat, TKM 0031H 20, crop.jpg, "Pühajärve vaade pargimajast" (1860) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Hoflinger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
August Matthias Hagen
August Matthias Hagen (23 February 1794 - 2 December 1878) was a Baltic German painter and graphic artist. He specialized in landscapes and cityscapes with figures. Life His father was a mill operator. Originally, he was apprenticed to be a carpenter but, while at a private boarding school, began to show some talent for drawing. Unfortunately, due to a childhood accident aggravated by a later illness, he was almost blind in one eye. This had little effect on his artistic ability, apparently, because in 1810, on the recommendation of a local nobleman, he became a journeyman painter in Tartu. However, that did not turn out as planned, as he did more manual labor than learning. The following year, he began work in the graphics studio of Karl August Senff, who taught painting and engraving at the University of Dorpat.Brief biography from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
