Sublime Splendor: Fin de Siecle Brussels with Sabry Amroussi
As a great lover of not only Art Nouveau, but of Brussels, your expert Sabry Amroussi is eager to share with you the great works and hidden secrets created around 1900 throughout this city. This seminar will transport viewers back in time to 1900s Brussels to learn about the most popular trends, artists, and works, as well as the Art Nouveau movement as a whole. From the architecture of Horta, to the mysterious masterworks of Knopf, this talk will change your perception of this city, and will add to any future (or previous) visit to this artistic European capital.
Sabry Amroussi is an art historian and writer living and working in Amsterdam. He specializes in the art of the Dutch Golden Age, mainly in the works of Rembrandt and his school, and has a keen interest in the Jewish history of Amsterdam. He lectures and teaches on both subjects and gives art historical tours all across Europe. As a true omnivore when it comes to art, culture, and even cuisine, he has worked with and for major museums and collectors, such as the LACMA, Rijksmuseum, van Gogh Museum and the P de Boer collection in Amsterdam. As a guide for Context, he is eager to share this knowledge in real life, always with a big scoop of humor, ofter intermingling art with social life, cuisine, and history.
This conversation is suitable for all ages.
90 minutes, including a 30 minute Q&A.
A very informative talk, jam-packed with new ideas and unfamiliar works of architecture and painting. Sabry's irreplaceable as an art historian and lecturer.
No reason not to go to Brussels -- once again Sabry did an excellent 90 minute look at the wonderful architecture from the Fin de Siècle.
Who knew what treasures existed in Brussel's at the turn of the 20th century?! This course was just outstanding in revealing a little known (to me anyway) center of artistic innovation and beauty. Thanks to Sabry's fine presentation this was an exciting course.