Battle on Canvas: The Creation of a Monumental Painting by Werner Tübke

Battle on Canvas: The Creation of a Monumental Painting by Werner Tübke

1988
21m
0.0

0.0/10

0 votes
Documentary
Overview

In 1987, after over ten years of work, Werner Tübke (1929-2004), one of East Germany’s most important painters, completed the monumental, oil-on-canvas painting The Early Bourgeois Revolution in Germany. Painted in the Renaissance styles of Albrecht Dürer and Albrecht Altdorfer, the painting—measuring 14 meters high and 123 meters wide—is in the Panorama Museum in Bad Frankenhausen, Thuringia, the site of the last battle of the German Peasants’ War. The museum was specifically built for the painting, one of the most figurative in recent art history.Interspersed with interviews with the artist, the documentary follows the complicated and elaborate creation of the monumental work, from signing the contract in 1976 to the last brush stroke on September 11, 1987. In 2011, the Panorama Museum was awarded the European Seal of Cultural Heritage.

Status: Released

Language: DE

Production Information

Production Companies
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Production Countries
East Germany
Spoken Languages
German

Quick Facts

Original Title Schlacht am Bild
Release Date June 1, 1988
Status Released
Language DE
Website Visit Site

Cast

Werner Tübke
Werner Tübke

Key Crew

Detlef Tetzke
Director

No similar movies found

Check out other popular movies

Browse Movies