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Private themed Tour of the Art History Museum (Kunsthistorisches Museum):"The Saviour, the Ruler, and Simply a Beauty: Women in Art"

Vienna, Austria

On this tour you will get the most unexpected insights into famous masterpieces of the Picture Gallery with a focus on depiction of women.

Cancellation policy

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Duration 2h 15m

Duration supplied by the experience provider.

Languages

English, German, Russian

Group size

1–5 travelers

Full description

Museums and art galleries are full of images of women, naked and exquisitely dressed, realistic and overly idealised. Who are these attractive ladies - brides or prostitutes, criminals or heroines - and what they can tell us?

On this tour, you will get profound answers to this question. You will not just learn stories of heroines from famous paintings. We also try to discover what cultural attitudes these masterpieces convey. 

Works by Titian and Bellini will explain why Diana is depicted naked and how this relates to the girls' love of ponies and unicorns. In the collection of Venetian and Florentine paintings we will try to understand why Venetian courtesans look at us so proudly from their canvases, while saints, on the other hand, lower their eyes modestly.

Madonnas by Raphael and Perugino will explain to us how Holy Scripture affirmed moral standards through female pictorial images, and portraits of Spanish princesses by Velázquez will show us the depth of cut allowed to women in power (up to the present day).

This is an art tour ideal for those who want to look at timeless masterpieces from a new perspective.

Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien / Art History Museum Vienna

The sumptuous Vienna Art History Museum (Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien) stands alongside the Louvre, Hermitage, and the British Museum as one of the greatest collections of art in the world. You find here painting by Brueghel, Velasquez, Holbein, Dürer, Giorgione, Cranach, Raphael, Rembrandt, Rubens, Titian, as well as collections of Egyptian, Greek, and Roman art. We will visit collection of the Italian, French and Spanish painting during this themed art tour. We will look at the social and cultural messages that these great works of art convey. This tour will especially suit those who prefer to take a close look at the works of art and is open to new interpretations of the Old Masters.

What’s included

Included

  • Guide
  • Entrance fee
  • Entry or admission fee
  • Professional Art Historian guide

Important information

Meeting point

Vienna, Austria

Don’t forget

Confirmation will be received at time of booking Please come punctually to the meeting point in front of the museum main entrance. There are three doors and the central one is closed. Your guide will be waiting for you in front of it. Your guide will have your museum entrance tickets with her. This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity. Thank you for choosing our tour of the Kunsthistorisches Museum! Your guide's name is Julia. You can contact her by phone or via WhatsApp at +4368110630689. The address of the museum is Burgring 5, 1010 Vienna, but the entrance to the museum is from the square Maria-Theresien-Platz, 1010 Vienna. Here is a link to Google maps (https://g.page/KHMWien?share) and Apple Maps (https://maps.apple.com/?address=Kunsthistorisches) . Please come punctually to the meeting point in front of the museum's main entrance. There are three doors and the central one is closed. Your guide will be waiting for you in front of it. Please find the photo of the meeting point attached to this message. Have an inspiring experience!

Cancellation policy

Free cancellation if cancelled more than 24 hours before start. 100% charge if cancelled within 24 hours of start.

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