Looking at Shakespeare (Nerima Art Museum)

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Near Nakamurabashi Station Seibu Ikebukuro Line, Nerima Art Museum.

So far, it knew that they are planning a large number of unique exhibition, unfortunately, it was not blessed the opportunity to visit.

This time, for this exhibition about Shakespeare, for the first time, was able to visit.

This year, but Shakespeare's birth 450 years, upsurge in the country, good enough feel.

At home in London, a large-scale retrospective, in order had been carried out according to the London Olympic Games, this year, that it is not in so big event is done.

In the exhibition of this Nerima Art Museum, and the print works depicting the Shakespeare work, was held last year, I was showing the winning of luxurious binding book.

In the print works, Delacroix of Hamlet, such as Othello of Chasseriau, painters works of Romanticism of France is eye-catching.

In France, in the era of romanticism of the 19th century, Romanticism aspects of Shakespeare's work has attracted attention, it was a big boom.

Print works of Tempest of black-and-white by Chagall was also interesting. Chagall even while using a unique image, faithfully to Shakespeare's original, complex Tempest of the story has been deployed.

In the home country of the United Kingdom, the Royal Academy of first president, by Reynolds, a collection of Shakespeare's works highlight scene, prints collection of Shakespeare Gallery is planning.

In the series, had been Macbeth that Reynolds himself drew exhibition, was good at fantastic painting, A Midsummer Night's Dream of Henry Fuseli was especially there is impressive.

The second half of the exhibition, was held last year, the winners a binding book of Competition of luxurious Shakespeare works, the exhibition of 82 points.

Usually, unlike Shakespeare book of mass production to the eye in the bookstore, literally the point of a.

Some simple design, which was made by making full use of wood, there is also what is wearing a beautiful colorful image, and enjoyed a rich indeed variety.