Jean-François Millet -- one of the most influential artists of the 19th century with his depictions of toiling country folk -- is the subject of a free exhibition in just one room at London's National Gallery that opens on August 7. Millet: Life on the Land mainly features work from British museums, but has a star attraction in the shape of L’Angélus from the Musée d'Orsay. On until October 19. In eastern Germany, Chemnitz is one of this year's European capitals of culture, and one of the major exhibitions on their programme starts on August 10. Edvard Munch -- Angst in the Kunstsammlungen am Theaterplatz will recall, in part, a visit by Munch to Chemnitz 120 years ago. And, of course, there'll be a version of The Scream . Until November 2. On the other side of the country, a rather different offering at the Bundeskunsthalle in Bonn: an exhibition devoted to the German filmmaker Wim Wenders, creator of Wings of Desire and Paris, Texas , and marking his 8...
This year marks the centenary of the deaths of both Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele , and Vienna has been celebrating both with exhibitions. Now, it's London's turn to get in on the act, and drawings from one of the Austrian capital's great museums, the Albertina, are heading to the Royal Academy. Klimt/Schiele starts November 4 and runs through to February 3. At the National Gallery, there's a show devoted to one of the great portraitists of the Italian Renaissance, Lorenzo Lotto , known for his rich symbolism and psychological depth. This free exhibition is on from November 5 to February 10. Another free display at the National, starting November 29, centres on Edwin Landseer's Monarch of the Glen , that most romantic emblem of the Scottish Highlands (or a dreadful piece of Victorian kitsch?), which was bought for the nation from drinks giant Diageo last year. Other Landseer works and Peter Blake's version of the Monarch are also on show until February ...