After you walk through the entrance hall, there is a courtyard where people can rest and buy food. This courtyard is one of the places where you can enjoy the architecture of this museum. According to the pamphlet, this contemporary architecture was designed by an American architect named Richard Meier. Almost the whole museum is built from a white stone that looks beautiful. From this courtyard you can walk into the four buildings.
The first building I went into was the North Pavilion. The North Pavilion is the building which has the illuminated manuscripts on display. All the artifacts in this exhibit are artifacts from before 1600 A.D. In those days, books and manuscripts were mostly hand made. Also, a unique characteristic of that time is that artworks were drawn into the books. These books that have works of art inside are known as illuminated manuscripts. Many of these artworks portray people and landscape, which probably show the glamorous lifestyles of the rich. Also I think there are a lot of religious factors in these artworks as well. I remember seeing many portraits of Christ, and these where probably used to reinforce the importance of Christianity and the religious life. Ot
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eum and its exhibits. After you walk through the entrance hall, there is a courtyard where people can rest and buy food. This courtyard is one of the places where you can enjoy the architecture of this museum. According to the pamphlet, this contemporary architecture was designed by an American architect named Richard Meier. Almost the whole museum is built from a white stone that looks beautiful. From this courtyard you can walk into the four buildings.
The next building I set foot in was the South Pavilion. This was where most of the decorative arts were displayed. Decorative arts include furniture, such as cabinets, beds, sofas, and mirrors. These furniture were all gorgeously decorated with gold and silver and had figures carved into them. The carvings were all in extreme detail, almost like the sculptures. When you compare this furniture to the ones we use today, you can notice the difference in size the most. These cabinets are almost twice the size of the modern cabinets. Since most of this furniture was used by the king or a noble, their size can be justified by the large rooms they probably lived in. The museum descriptions stated that most of these artifacts were made in France, Italy and Germany during the 17th century. At that time crafts men formed guilds and these artifacts were probably made by the master and their young apprentices. Some paintings were on display as well which were used by the nobles to decorate the room. Since these paintings were used for decorating a room, they seem to be colorful. Also another characteristic of the paintings in this building was the clear, detailed way they made it. The clarity and smoothness almost makes it look like a photograph. Again, many of the figures painted were someone resembling Christ. This shows how the Christian faith was strong in Europe for centuries.
The first building I went into was the North Pavilion. The North Pavilion is the building which has the illuminated manuscripts on display. All the artifacts in this
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