Art develops its effect through contemplation. Even before we interpret it we grasp it by
means of inspired seeing by feeling our way thus giving rise to an opinion. It precedes an
interpretation of the content-and the interplay of form and content becomes the experience of
art. Unlike classic guidebooks this publication is dedicated to the aesthetic experience
which the comparative contemplation and presentation of masterpieces from the Gemäldegalerie
and Bode Museum focuses on beyond the boundaries of art forms. The sensual experience of art
via forms surfaces materiality movement and their significance is curated for readers based
on some fifty selected works over various epochs and clearly communicated in numerous close-up
photographs.
