Latest Events in Sakai(July Updated)

"The Love of the Past" (1903-04, revised in 1920) is the finale of the paintings of the representative Czech artist Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939) during his Paris period. This huge painting, more than two meters long and wide, depicts a scene from the novel: a girl kissing a marble statue in an ancient Roman villa. The figure peeking from behind the statue does not appear in the original novel. Many questions, such as the background of the work and the reason for choosing this scene, remain a mystery. This exhibition will reveal the full picture of "The Love of the Past", which was lost for a long time and was not discovered until 1979. It will also trace Mucha's creative process through his representative prints, illustrations, sketches, oil paintings, jewelry and other works, and fully introduce the charm of Mucha's world-class collection, which the museum is proud of. In addition, a tapestry woven in a near-life-size manner using the hand-woven carpet weaving technique "Sakai Dan-dori" passed down in Sakai City will also be exhibited for the first time. The painting was originally planned to be created in the United States in 1910 as an original for the carpet, which would open a new chapter in the history of the painting.

Quo Vadis (1903-04, revised in 1920) is the oil painting that marked the finale of the Paris period of Alfons Mucha (1860-1939), a leading Czech artist. The large painting, measuring over two meters in length and width, depicts a scene from a novel in which a young girl kisses a marble statue in an ancient Roman villa. The person peering from behind does not appear in the original novel. Many things surrounding this work, such as its identity and the reason for choosing this scene, have remained shrouded in mystery. This exhibition will reveal the full picture of Quo Vadis, which was missing for a long time until it was discovered in 1979. It will also trace Mucha's creative path leading up to this painting through his representative prints, illustrations, drawings, oil paintings, and jewelry, and will fully introduce the charm of the museum's world-leading Mucha collection, which is one of the museum's prides. In addition, a nearly life-size tapestry woven using Sakai Dantsu, a hand-woven carpet technique handed down in Sakai City, will be on public display for the first time. This will be a new page in the history of the painting that was originally intended to be the original for a carpet, created in America in 1910.