Duration: 00:09:57
Categories: Galleries
Tags: Adolph, Von, Menzel, The, Flute, Concert, masterworks__old_national_gallery_berlin__adolph_von_menzelr8201_13_03.mp4 adolph menzel grants us a detailed insight of a cultural evening at the court of friedrich the great in the palace sanssouci. music is being played, the king himself is playing the flute. he is standing in the centre of the picture. the focus of the painting is not on the instruments but rather the atmosphere of the musicians and the listening ones. the precious dresses and furniture, the interior design, the chandelier and the candle light is what menzel wants to show us.