点评:The Barnes Foundation is better than I expected. The presentation of artwork is unique and was desinged by Dr. Barnes. Some may not like his way of filling a wall with art and artists but I did like the overall staging and appearance. I was worried that I may not be able to identify the artists and their work since this is not spelled out on a label beside the work as is typical in a museum. Honestly, it was fine. There is a small brass tag identifying the artist on every painting and since he was a collector with definite favorites, you can pretty much see who is who. Spoiler alert: He owns 179 Renoirs. The museum provides background about Dr. Barnes & his success (financial and humanitarian) co-developing an antiseptic used to prevent blindness in newborns exposed to infection from gonorrhea. There is drama. Barnes feuded with the Philadelphia Museum of Art over (among other things) who had the better work by Cézanne depicting women bathing. It was a big deal in its day, referred to as The Battle of the Bathers. Enjoy.
翻译:巴恩斯基金会比我预期的要好。艺术品的展示方式很独特,是由巴恩斯博士设计的。有些人可能不喜欢他那种把艺术品和艺术家的作品贴满整面墙的方式,但我很喜欢整体的布置和外观。我之前担心自己可能无法辨认艺术家和他们的作品,因为这些艺术家和作品并没有像博物馆里那样在作品旁边的标签上写明。说实话,还不错。每幅画上都有一个小小的黄铜标签,标明艺术家,而且由于他是一位有明确收藏偏好的收藏家,你几乎可以一眼看出谁是谁。剧透:他拥有 179 幅雷诺阿的作品。博物馆介绍了巴恩斯博士的背景以及他共同研发一种用于防止接触淋病感染的新生儿失明的消毒剂的成功经验(经济和人道主义)。其中有戏剧性。巴恩斯与费城艺术博物馆发生了争执(其中包括),争论塞尚描绘女性沐浴的作品谁更胜一筹。这在当时可是件大事,被称为“浴者之战”。好好享受吧。