All Blog Posts (14)

A concerted effort “for Canaletto”: an iconic image of Dresden needs help!

The “Canaletto View” is the most famous painting by Bernardo Bellotto, called Canaletto, and is one of the best known works in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister. Since it was painted in 1748, this view of Dresden has shaped our image of the city like no other. However, time and the almost uninterrupted public exhibition of the painting in the Gallery have inevitably left their traces. Not only have the layers of varnish yellowed; old restoration work in the areas of sky has also become clearly vis… Continue

Added by Silvio Interflug on November 23, 2009 at 12:11am — No Comments

Gemeinsam „Für Canaletto“ – Ein Dresdner Wahrzeichen braucht Unterstützung!

Der „Canaletto-Blick“ ist das berühmteste Gemälde von Bernardo Bellotto, genannt Canaletto und eines der bekanntesten Kunstwerke der Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister. Diese Stadtansicht prägt seit ihrer Entstehung im Jahre 1748 die Wahrnehmung Dresdens wie kein zweites Bild. Doch die Zeit und die fast durchgehende öffentliche Präsentation des Gemäldes in der Galerie haben ihre Spuren hinterlassen. Neben vergilbten Firnisschichten sind in der Himmelslandschaft auch gealterte Restaurierungen deutlich s… Continue

Added by Silvio Interflug on November 23, 2009 at 12:00am — No Comments

Join our international "Cherub Competition" for the virtual Dresden Gallery in Second Life

Join our international “Cherub Competition” for the virtual Dresden Gallery on the Second Life platform! The motif is nearly 500 years old, but it is better known throughout the world than almost any other image from a work of art: the two famous cheeky cherubs on Raphael’s painting “The Sistine Madonna” produced in 1512/13. Today, t… Continue

Added by Roy Philbin on September 28, 2009 at 2:00pm — 5 Comments

Torley Linden´s visit to Dresden Gallery

See more pics from Torley here: http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=torley+dresden Continue

Added by Silvio Interflug on May 8, 2009 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Design a Virtual Robert Burns Monument

I thought members of this blog might be interested in a contest to design a virtual Robert Burns monument (the Scottish Poet) run by Simon Fraser University. There is a $300 (Canadian dollars) prize. The information is below and is also available on the university website at http://www.sfu.ca/scottish/ Contest to Create Virtual Burns Memorial The Centre for Scottish Studies at Simon Fraser University is holding a contest to create a virtual memorial to Robert Burns that is suitable for a twent… Continue

Added by Sbark on March 17, 2009 at 9:44am — No Comments

Jobs available?

this is one of my favorite spots in SL! Let me know when a Docent job opens up to give tours....(excellent idea on the web site too!!!) Continue

Added by Curie Perdide on February 23, 2009 at 3:06am — No Comments

Playing Meta Makeover - Dresden Gallery

Watch as Saffia & Elrik visit with Roy Philbin, owner CEO Second Interest AG and Goldie LeSuere Production Manager Second Interest AG as they give a tour of the Dresden Old Masters Picture Gallery re-created in Second Life. Now THAT's a Makeover! ... http://slcn.tv/meta-makeover-dresden-gallery (Quicktime required) Continue

Added by Silvio Interflug on February 18, 2009 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Avatars Enhance the Language Learning Experience

This is a cross-posting from my edublog (http://laurajacob.edublogs.org). I am open to comments, questions and criticisms. December 17, 2008 Avatars Enhance the Language Learning Experience Filed under: Student Engagement — laurajacob @ 2:58 pm Tags: avatars, Dresden, education, German, language, second life, virtual worlds This week we completed a collaborative activity with the German 3-4 classes and the Dresden Museum in Second Life. Students were able to chat and explore the artwork in the… Continue

Added by Laura Jacob on January 30, 2009 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Facts: The Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in the 3D virtual world of Second Life

Dresden Gallery: - All 750 artworks and all 56 rooms and collections in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden have been reconstructed one to one, as has the entire Zwinger building complex. - The doors are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week and entry is free. - Visitors can explore the museum in real time and even communicate with other users. - Clicking on any of the artworks allows visitors to access basic information on that piece. - There are al… Continue

Added by Tobias Martin on January 26, 2009 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden has broken new ground with the presentation of its Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in the 3D virtual world of Second Life

Press release, Dresden, Jan. 22, 2009 Scientific résumé and outlook on new activities The premiere was an international success: In May 2007, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden (Dres-den State Art Collections) became the first to open a virtual museum in Second Life. Since then the faithful reproduction of the renowned Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Old Masters Picture Gallery) has fascinated visitors from all over the world. Its success prompted Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden… Continue

Added by Tobias Martin on January 26, 2009 at 8:56pm — No Comments

Fantastic effort

Thank you to everyone who works on the Dresden Gallery in 2L. It's quite an amazing experience - especially for those of us who will probably never be able to visit the real gallery. Hopefully more museums and galleries will follow Dresden's lead in using spaces like 2L to take their museums to the visitors. Continue

Added by Tikka Wilson on December 23, 2008 at 5:30am — No Comments

Congrats

This is amazing piece of work and a scientific way of approaching arts and making it accessible. Althogh I am living in Dresden, this is a wonderfull way to have a look at that gallery. I will try to promote this to the faculty of arts-education maybe there are some upcoming projects then. Too bad yet only few people did find this in the WWW and 2ndL. I'll just was curious and going to take a look around. CU in the VR, Clark Continue

Added by Clark Kytori on December 10, 2008 at 8:13pm — No Comments

Zwinger mit Meerblick

Zwinger mit Meerblick Burkhard Schroeder 24.08.2008 Dresdener Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister wurde maßstabsgetreu in Second Life nachgebaut Die Gemäldegalerie Alter Meister der Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen Dresden, eines der berühmtesten Museen der Welt, wurde maßstabsgetreu in Second Life nachgebaut. Die 3D-Version ist auch eine indirekte Hommage an eine der revolutionärsten Epochen der Kunstgeschichte. Die Entdeckung der Zentralperspektive war eine der großen Leistungen der Renaissance. Die Mens… Continue

Added by Roy Philbin on November 24, 2008 at 11:39pm — No Comments

Dresden's World-Class Art Gallery Duplicates Itself Online

Dresden's World-Class Art Gallery Duplicates Itself Online By Andrew Curry If you can't make it to Dresden this summer, consider teleporting. The pearl of the city's museum collection, the Old Masters Picture Gallery, recently opened a virtual version of itself in Second Life. Second Life representatives say it's the first real-world museum to "clone" itself online, although virtual versions of other collections (most famously "Second Louvre," which has no official ties to the Paris museum) hav… Continue

Added by Roy Philbin on November 24, 2008 at 11:29pm — No Comments