Ludwig Museum has organized an exhibition on the topic of hunting and nature

On the occasion of the World of Hunting and Nature Exhibition, the Ludwig Museum has organized an exhibition on the topic of hunting and nature, presenting pieces from its own collection and works by contemporary artists.

The theme of hunting has played a significant role in art history for centuries, either in mythological or genre painting, in realistic or idealized forms. From allegorical pieces to genre paintings, from apotheoses to still lifes that remind us of passing, the meaning of hunting has always transcended the eternal ancient act necessary to sustain life, the killing of the beast.

The hunted game or the impersonated and unknown half-animal, half-human beings that were sought to be conquered have represented hunting as an eternal struggle of man and animal, man and nature.

The noblest beast, the deer, is a creature endowed with supernatural power in the legends of almost all peoples, a metaphor for the belief in the eternity of nature. Hunting still plays the same role from sustaining life to aristocratic pastimes. The exhibition would like to show a cross-section of how artists think about the relationship of nature and hunting today.

The works of about 30 artists on display present a variety of approaches to the subject, from quasi-representation to critical position.