--- type: exposition title: The World in Colors language: en url: "https://www.belvedere.at/en/world-colors" --- # The World in Colors ## Slovenian Painting 1848−1918 ![Kinder in grüner Wiese](https://www.belvedere.at/sites/default/files/styles/header_cropped_1920x480_fp/public/2024-12/Ivana%20Kobilca_Kinder%20im%20Gr%C3%BCnen_1892_Nationalgalerie%20Sloweniens_Ljubljana.jpg.webp?itok=uBDtJNv4) **Duration:** 30 January 2025 - 25 May 2025 Joining forces with the National Gallery of Slovenia, the Belvedere is presenting highlights of Slovenian painting from the era of national emancipation—from the revolution year of 1848 to the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy in 1918. The exhibition spotlights the defining characteristic of Slovenian painting around 1900: the intensive engagement with color. A focus on the study of its decorative effect, symbolism, expressive power, and technical application was, at that time, found in few other places to the same extent. Following Jožef Tominc, the outstanding painter from the pre-1848 period, fascinating personalities such as Jožef Petkovšek and Ivana Kobilca stand out in the second half of the nineteenth century. Around 1900 the group known as the Slovenian Impressionists formed around Rihard Jakopič, Ivan Grohar, Matija Jama, and Matej Sternen. Their style influenced Slovenian art until 1918 and beyond. The exhibition will give special attention to Slovenian artists’ ambivalent relationship to Austria and its capital Vienna. Many of these artists studied or lived for a time in Vienna, Graz, or Lower Austria. This ambivalence stemmed from a sense of latent exclusion while at the same time being dependent on state funding. In this context, many documents from the Belvedere Archive will shed a fresh, more nuanced light on the cultural-political ties between Vienna and Ljubljana. In co-operation with the National [Gallery of Slovenia](https://www.ng-slo.si/en/). Curated by Markus Fellinger (Curator Belvedere) and Barbara Jaki (Director of the NGS). Assistant Curators: Michel Mohor (Senior Curator NGS) and Miroslav Haľák (Assistant Curator Belvedere) ### [Lower Belvedere](https://www.belvedere.at/en/visit/lower-belvedere) **Opening hours:** Monday to Sunday, 10 am - 6 pm **Address:** Lower Belvedere, 1030 Vienna ([Getting there]()) [Tickets](https://www.belvedere.at/en/tickets?location%5B0%5D=3) ##### In cooperation with - [Logo Slowenische Nationalgalerie](https://www.ng-slo.si/en/) - Kurier ## Impressions - ![Ivan Grohar, Das Feld von Rafolče, 1903 — Ivan Grohar, The Field of Rafolče, 1903 — Photo: Johannes Stoll / Belvedere, Vienna](https://www.belvedere.at/sites/default/files/styles/equal_height_slider_1x/public/2024-11/581%20Presse_Grohar.jpg.webp?itok=KBEHRUE5) - ![Ivana Kobilca, Sommer, 1889-90 — Ivana Kobilca, Summer, 1889-90 — Photo: National Gallery of Slovenia](https://www.belvedere.at/sites/default/files/styles/equal_height_slider_1x/public/2024-08/Ivana%20Kobilca_Sommer_1889%E2%80%9390_NGS.jpg.webp?itok=CykVDDhq) - ![Jožef Petkovšek, Wäscherinnen an der Ljubljanica, 1886 — Jožef Petkovšek, Washerwomen by the Ljubljanica, 1886 — Photo: National Gallery Slovenia](https://www.belvedere.at/sites/default/files/styles/equal_height_slider_1x/public/2024-08/Jo%C5%BEef%20Petkov%C5%A1ek_W%C3%A4scherinnen%20an%20der%20Ljubljanica_1886_NGS.jpg.webp?itok=B6uSVxQb) - ![Matej Sternen, Der rote Sonnenschirm, 1904 — Matej Sternen, The Red Parasol, 1904 — Photo: National Gallery Slovenia](https://www.belvedere.at/sites/default/files/styles/equal_height_slider_1x/public/2024-08/Matej%20Sternen_Der%20rote%20Sonnenschirm_1904_NGS.jpg.webp?itok=fRy-EOf6) - ![Matija Jama, Dürnstein I, 1911 — Photo: National Gallery Slovenia](https://www.belvedere.at/sites/default/files/styles/equal_height_slider_1x/public/2024-08/Matija%20Jama_D%C3%BCrnstein%20I_1911_NGS.jpg.webp?itok=zQqpEcsC) - ![Impressionistische Frühlingslandschaft mit hügeligen Wiesen und Bäumen in Grüntönen und Pastellfarben, pointillistischer Malstil der Textur der Farbflächen — Ivan Grohar, Spring, 1903 — © Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana](https://www.belvedere.at/sites/default/files/styles/equal_height_slider_1x/public/2024-12/Ivan%20Grohar_Fr%C3%BChling_1903_Museum%20and%20Galleries%20of%20Ljubljana.jpg.webp?itok=n0CYXLsp) - ![Malerische Darstellung von Menschen bei der Kartoffelernte, mit abstrakten Formen und lebendigen Farben im impressionistischen Stil — Ivan Grohar, Potatoes, 1909/10 — © Galerija Novak (Ljubljana, Dubrovnik)](https://www.belvedere.at/sites/default/files/styles/equal_height_slider_1x/public/2024-12/Ivan%20Grohar_Kartoffeln_1909_1910_Galerija%20Novak.jpg.webp?itok=fqgti4Qw) - ![Gruppe von vier Kindern in idyllischer Umgebung einer Lichtung auf einer grünen Wiese umgeben von Bäumen — Ivana Kobilca, Children in the Grass, 1892 — Private collection © National Gallery of Slovenia, Ljubljana](https://www.belvedere.at/sites/default/files/styles/equal_height_slider_1x/public/2024-12/Ivana%20Kobilca_Kinder%20im%20Gr%C3%BCnen_1892_Nationalgalerie%20Sloweniens_Ljubljana.jpg.webp?itok=cjbcDrpz) - ![Selbstporträt der Künstlerin Ivana Kobilca mit selbstbewussten, direkten Blick und konzentriertem, ernstem Gesichtsausdruck, ein blaues Kleid mit hohem Kragen tragend — Ivana Kobilca, Self Portrait in Blue, 1893/95 — Private collection © National Gallery of Slovenia, Ljubljana](https://www.belvedere.at/sites/default/files/styles/equal_height_slider_1x/public/2024-12/Ivana%20Kobilca_Selbstportr%C3%A4t%20in%20Blau_1893_95_Nationalgalerie%20Sloweniens_Ljubljana.jpg.webp?itok=oGBJv_Lw) - ![Porträt von Dr. Frušić mit seiner Frau und drei Kindern in eleganter Kleidung auf einem blauen Sitzmöbel und einem blauen Vorhang im Hintergrund — Jožef Tominc, The Family of Dr Frušić, before 1835 — © National Gallery of Slovenia, Ljubljana](https://www.belvedere.at/sites/default/files/styles/equal_height_slider_1x/public/2024-12/Jo%C5%BEef%20Tominc_Die%20Familie%20des%20Dr.%20Fru%C5%A1i%C4%87_vor%201835_Nationalgalerie%20Sloweniens_Ljubljana.jpg.webp?itok=Nrkqf64K) - ![Ölgemälde im impressionistischen Stil mit direktem Blick in die leuchtende Sonne, die neben Baumwipfeln hervorragt — Rihard Jakopič, Study of the Sun, c. 1905 — © Moderna galerija, Ljubljana](https://www.belvedere.at/sites/default/files/styles/equal_height_slider_1x/public/2024-12/Rihard%20Jakopi%C4%8D_Sonnenstudie_um%201905_Moderna%20galerija_Ljubljana.jpg.webp?itok=0XRfkWTU) - ![Ausstellungsansicht im Unteren Belvedere von Die Welt in Farben. Slowenische Malerei 1848−1918 — Installation view "The World in Colors. Slovenian Painting 1848−1918" — Photo: Johannes Stoll / Belvedere, Vienna](https://www.belvedere.at/sites/default/files/styles/equal_height_slider_1x/public/2025-01/UB%20Die%20Welt%20in%20Farben-41%20PR.jpg.webp?itok=DWjaaFi5) - ![Ausstellungsansicht im Unteren Belvedere von Die Welt in Farben. Slowenische Malerei 1848−1918 — Installation view "The World in Colors. Slovenian Painting 1848−1918" — Photo: Johannes Stoll / Belvedere, Vienna](https://www.belvedere.at/sites/default/files/styles/equal_height_slider_1x/public/2025-01/UB%20Die%20Welt%20in%20Farben-38%20PR.jpg.webp?itok=VCqxxaAt) - ![Ausstellungsansicht im Unteren Belvedere von Die Welt in Farben. Slowenische Malerei 1848−1918 — Installation view "The World in Colors. Slovenian Painting 1848−1918" — Photo: Johannes Stoll / Belvedere, Vienna](https://www.belvedere.at/sites/default/files/styles/equal_height_slider_1x/public/2025-01/UB%20Die%20Welt%20in%20Farben-34%20PR.jpg.webp?itok=vwC_Ow-0) - ![Ausstellungsansicht im Unteren Belvedere von Die Welt in Farben. Slowenische Malerei 1848−1918 — Installation view "The World in Colors. Slovenian Painting 1848−1918" — Photo: Johannes Stoll / Belvedere, Vienna](https://www.belvedere.at/sites/default/files/styles/equal_height_slider_1x/public/2025-01/UB%20Die%20Welt%20in%20Farben-27%20PR.jpg.webp?itok=lwQ9QNFo) - ![Ausstellungsansicht im Unteren Belvedere von Die Welt in Farben. Slowenische Malerei 1848−1918 — Installation view "The World in Colors. Slovenian Painting 1848−1918" — Photo: Johannes Stoll / Belvedere, Vienna](https://www.belvedere.at/sites/default/files/styles/equal_height_slider_1x/public/2025-01/UB%20Die%20Welt%20in%20Farben-18%20PR.jpg.webp?itok=32cVknqo) - ![Ausstellungsansicht im Unteren Belvedere von Die Welt in Farben. Slowenische Malerei 1848−1918 — Installation view "The World in Colors. Slovenian Painting 1848−1918" — Photo: Johannes Stoll / Belvedere, Vienna](https://www.belvedere.at/sites/default/files/styles/equal_height_slider_1x/public/2025-01/UB%20Die%20Welt%20in%20Farben-16%20PR.jpg.webp?itok=4othe0bz) - ![Ausstellungsansicht im Unteren Belvedere von Die Welt in Farben. Slowenische Malerei 1848−1918 — Installation view "The World in Colors. Slovenian Painting 1848−1918" — Photo: Johannes Stoll / Belvedere, Vienna](https://www.belvedere.at/sites/default/files/styles/equal_height_slider_1x/public/2025-01/UB%20Die%20Welt%20in%20Farben-06%20PR.jpg.webp?itok=zdpVrdqu) - ![Ausstellungsansicht im Unteren Belvedere von Die Welt in Farben. Slowenische Malerei 1848−1918 — Installation view "The World in Colors. Slovenian Painting 1848−1918" — Photo: Johannes Stoll / Belvedere, Vienna](https://www.belvedere.at/sites/default/files/styles/equal_height_slider_1x/public/2025-01/UB%20Die%20Welt%20in%20Farben-05%20PR.jpg.webp?itok=dbT0FYXS) - ![Ausstellungsansicht im Unteren Belvedere von Die Welt in Farben. Slowenische Malerei 1848−1918 — Installation view "The World in Colors. Slovenian Painting 1848−1918" — Photo: Johannes Stoll / Belvedere, Vienna](https://www.belvedere.at/sites/default/files/styles/equal_height_slider_1x/public/2025-01/UB%20Die%20Welt%20in%20Farben-01%20PR.jpg.webp?itok=m9bsZkAs) ## Videos **The World in Colors (Part 1)** **The World in Colors (Part 2)** **The World in Colors (Part 3)** **The World in Colors (Part 4)**