Hamburger Kunsthalle Presents Major Survey of Romantic-Era Portrait Miniatures
The Hamburger Kunsthalle in Hamburg is set to present 'FOR YOUR EYES ONLY: Miniatures from the Romantic Era,' its inaugural significant exhibition focused on miniature painting from approximately 1800 to the 1840s. Curated by Sabine Zorn and Dr. Bernd Pappe, the event will take place from February 6 to June 7, 2026. The exhibition showcases over 250 items, featuring 60 miniatures from the Kunsthalle's collection that were restored in 2023–24, alongside 200 pieces on loan. Notable artists include Heinrich Jakob Aldenrath and Bernhard Peter von Rausch. These miniatures, measuring between 6–10 cm, are crafted in watercolor and gouache on ivory. A 160-page catalog will be available for 29 euros, emphasizing Hamburg's emergence as an art hub.
Key facts
- Exhibition runs February 6 to June 7, 2026 at Hamburger Kunsthalle.
- Curated by Sabine Zorn and Dr. Bernd Pappe.
- Over 250 objects on display, including 60 from the Kunsthalle's own collection.
- Works by Aldenrath, Gröger, Bossi, Demiani, Peroux, Hénard, Stelzner, and others.
- Miniatures painted in watercolor and gouache on ivory, typically 6–10 cm.
- Includes a painting desk from Jean-Baptiste Jacques Augustin's estate.
- Features daguerreotypes by Carl Ferdinand Stelzner, who studied under Louis Daguerre.
- Catalog available for 29 euros.
Entities
Artists
- Sabine Zorn
- Bernd Pappe
- Heinrich Jakob Aldenrath
- Friedrich Karl Gröger
- Domenico Bossi
- Carl Friedrich Demiani
- Joseph Nicolaus Peroux
- Pierre-Charles Hénard
- Carl Ferdinand Stelzner
- Caroline Stelzner
- Bernhard Peter von Rausch
- Jean-Baptiste Jacques Augustin
- Louis Daguerre
- Adélaïde Labille-Guiard
- Elisabeth-Louise Vigée Le Brun
- François-André Vincent
- François-Élie Vincent
- Quentin de la Tour
- Nicolas Guibal
- Friedrich Overbeck
- Emma Hamilton
- Hermann Blow
- Leo Lehmann
- Ernst August Abel
- Karl Friedrich Kroymann
- Christopher Suhr
- Pierre-Louis Bouvier
- Jan Gottlieb Jannasch
- Edmé Quenedey
- Enrichetta Fioroni-Narducci
- Teresa Fioroni
- James McArdle
- Harry Wehle
- Marcus Bunyan
Institutions
- Hamburger Kunsthalle
- Tansey Miniatures Foundation, Celle
- Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Louvre
- Royal Academy
- Académie de Saint-Luc
- Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture
- Dresden Academy of Fine Arts
- Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
- Kunstverein Hamburg
- Michael Imhof Verlag
Locations
- Hamburg
- Germany
- Celle
- Paris
- France
- London
- England
- Baltimore
- United States
- Rome
- Italy
- Munich
- Lübeck
- Frankfurt am Main
- Stuttgart
- Ludwigsburg
- Trieste
- Austria
- Sweden
- Russia
- Copenhagen
- Denmark
- Stockholm
- Schleswig-Holstein
- Breslau
- Wroclaw
- Poland
- Bourg-en-Bresse
- Berlin