The Study Of The Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition Of 1857

On May 5,1857,The Exhibition of Art Treasures kicked off in Manchester,a city famous for its industry.The purpose of this exhibition was to let the British people know about the artistic wealth of their country.At the same time,this concentration of art collections.The display is also intended to enhance art education for the public.During the preparation process,George Scharf,the curator of the Old Masters Exhibition Hall,practiced his unique curatorial concept,placing the paintings of the northern and southern masters in the Renaissance period opposite each other,so that the viewer can make an instant view of the two styles of the same period.Compare.The exhibition’s academic adviser,German scholar Gustav Waggen,also played a very important role in this British exhibition.Francis Haskell commented that the Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition was the influence of continental Europe in the field of art history in the first half of the 19 th century.A visual representation of the UK.With the help of the first-hand documents of the exhibition and the research of foreign scholars on the exhibition,this article will review the origin and organization of the exhibition,the implementation of the curatorial concept and the media criticism,so as to explore the influence and significance of the exhibition of art treasures.