The special exhibition of "Classical Style & Aesthetic Style – Sculpture and Art of Simon Foundation Collection" will be displayed in Three Gorges Museum in Chongqing Municipality since the 9th February, 2012. The exhibition includes the most preeminent artworks of the world and other 58 elegant sculptures, besides the 23 cotemporary paintings.
There will be larges numbers of preeminent artworks showed in Three Gorges Museum of Chongqing Municipality, including different schools of art such as European academic School, Neoclassicism School, Romanticism School, Realism School, besides the artworks of the Modernist artists'. The creators of the artworks include many famous artists in European history, such as Lude, Leiden, Barry, Carlbo, rodin, Cradyer, Gerome, Pissarro, Renoir, Gaugin, and Bonnard. All of the artworks show the European history of the 19-20 century's. ]
As a city of excellent history and cultural connotation and glorious revolutionary tradition, Chongqing Municipality is a famous historical and cultural city. With the construction of Three Gorges Dam Project, the Three Gorges cultural relics' protection is also widely known in the world. Thus, China Three Gorges Museum is not only the symbolic historical and cultural museum in respect of collection, scientific research, exhibition, but is also an immortal monument of Three Gorges Dam Project.
This exhibition is aimed at showing two special topics of "Classical Style & Aesthetic Style, and Dimensions of Life". It features the exquisite classical pursuit and modern visual enjoyment. The sculptures with the paintings together show the exciting panorama of a whole era.
1.The comprehensive art exhibitions of European history of 19-20 century's initially displays in Three Gorges Museum in Chongqing Municipality.
2.The exhibition includes larges numbers of famous creators of the artworks.
3.All of the artworks are private collections.