1 8 1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Medievalism at the Foundations Description An account of the resource This Collection illustrates how medievalism has always existed ‘in plain view’ in Australian public life, as a conspicuous cultural memory ghosting Australia’s modernity. It focuses on discourses about, debates over, and changing interpretations of i) Australia’s medievalist political and religious institutions and rituals, ii) its architecture, and iii) its civic environment. In this Collection are items relating to all three of these key areas. Firstly, you will find items that point to the medieval influences and inflections that still permeate and influence our political, legal and religious institutions and traditions. Secondly, you will find numerous examples of neo-gothic and neo-romanesque architecture, and some cases where architectural features are known to have been modelled on specific medieval buildings. Thirdly, you will find items relating to the ways in which medievalism is incorporated into our civic environments and expressed through statues, monuments and war memorials. Hyperlink Title, URL, Description or annotation. URL <span><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/col/work/3796" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #0000ff;">http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/col/work/3796</span></span></a></span></span> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource In Springtime (Im Fruhling) Subject The topic of the resource Arnold Böcklin (1827-1901), art, beauty, Felton Bequest, feminine ideal, landscape, medieval dress, medieval theme, music, musical instrument, naturalism, nature, nostalgia, Renaissance art, Renaissance beauty, seasons, spring, springtime, VIC, Victoria Description An account of the resource This work by Swiss-born artist Arnold Böcklin was acquired by the National Gallery of Victoria with funds from the Felton Bequest in 1977. The painting depicts two beautiful ‘otherworldly’ female figures in flowing, colourful dresses walking in an idyllic green landscape. Although the dresses are of a romanticised medieval style, the naturalism with which the landscape is rendered is a typically nineteenth-century artistic style. “By bringing a modern sensibility to a late medieval scene”, Ted Gott et al have suggested, “the artist has brilliantly linked to his contemporary world the fifteenth-century ideal of beauty” (19th Century Painting and Sculpture in the International Collections of the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, National Gallery of Victoria, 2003, p.63). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Böcklin, Arnold Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived National Gallery of Victoria Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available National Gallery of Victoria Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1873 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource National Gallery of Victoria Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Oil on Canvas, 104.5 x 78cm; Hyperlink Arnold Böcklin (1827-1901) art beauty Felton Bequest feminine ideal landscape medieval dress medieval theme music musical instrument naturalism nature nostalgia Renaissance art Renaissance beauty seasons spring springtime Vic Victoria