The Museum for Franconia in Würzburg is now showing the painting “Mainlandschaft” by the artist Hans Thoma from 1875. The permanent loan from the Bavarian State Painting Collections in Munich was arranged by the Bavarian state government, which wants to give some valuable works of art from Munich to Franconian museums. Art Minister Bernd Sibler emphasized: “Hans Thoma would surely like his Mainland community to find a new home in Würzburg. The beauty of the Franconian nature must have deeply impressed him when he visited, after all he painted several works. One can rightly say that Franconia inspired Hans Thomas Kunst, and rightly now one of his works of art has its place in Franconia. ”Sibler spoke of“ further enrichment for the cultural landscape in the region ”.
The picture “Mainlandschaft” shows a view of the Main from Schloss Mainberg near Schweinfurt and stages a primeval, ideal river landscape. Since the end of the 18th century, the mainland has been discovered as an image motif by local and foreign artists. The presentation of the painting invites you to walk to Marienberg Fortress, visit the museum and enjoy the view of the local Mainland.
Valuable works from the state capital to Franconia
The Bavarian cabinet had agreed at the end of last year that some valuable works from Munich should become the property of Franconian museums in Nuremberg, Kronach and Würzburg. The collections of the state museums in the state capital contain valuable exhibits from all regions of Bavaria, which are also regularly exhibited there. In Franconia, for example, meaningful Franconian cultural assets from the holdings of the state museums can be seen in the eleven branch museums and galleries, the Museum for Franconia in Würzburg and numerous other facilities, most recently two important works by the German Renaissance painter Lucas Cranach d . Ä. brought to the Veste Rosenberg in Kronach for permanent residence. The pictures were previously kept in museums in Munich. (BSZ)
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