FASHION SHOW Precious textiles have always played an important role as a PRINCELY WARDROBES medium of representation and as a means of expressing high OF THREE CENTURIES social rank. Only an elite segment of the public could afford exquisite textiles and dress in the latest fashion. Portraits in which personalities of standing had themselves depicted in SPECIAL EXHIBITION expensive clothing today give us insightful information about JUNE 17 TO OCTOBER 3, 2021 the original condition of these wardrobes. Their ingenuity and the exquisite materials used continue to captivate viewers. For the first time, a selection of paintings by renowned artists from the Habsburg Portrait Gallery kept at Ambras Castle, from Giuseppe Arcimboldo to Diego Velázquez, is placed at the centre of an exhibition, focusing on fashions from the Renaissance to the Baroque period. What are the sitters in these portraits wearing, how are their clothes obtained, and what do they communicate to the viewer? The show will be enriched by precious original clothing of which, due to their fragility, only a few are preserved. On dis- ILLUSTRATION: (DETAIL) ARCHDUCHESS MARIA MAGDALENA (1587–1631). FRANS play are, for example, the bridal robe of Duke August of Sa- POURBUS THE YOUNGER, C.1603/1604 xony from 1548, a doublet from 1555 and a velvet cloak from KUNSTHISTORISCHES MUSEUM VIENNA, 1560. Headdresses and shoes, accessories such as collars, PICTURE GALLERY, INV. NO. 3385 (SCHLOSS AMBRAS INNSBRUCK) gloves and fans, as well as exquisite pieces of jewelry, have © KHM-MUSEUMSVERBAND also been lent to the exhibition by international museums. Schloss Ambras Innsbruck, Schlossstraße 20, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria [email protected], Tel.: +43 1 525 24 - 4802, www.schlossambras-innsbruck.at, FASHION SHOW An essential element of the exhibition is the inclusion of new PRINCELY WARDROBES media: film visualisations tell stories behind the pictures and put OF THREE CENTURIES fashion under the microscope, right down to the last detail. In this way, the Fashion Show becomes not just a visual experience, but one appealing to a range of senses at once. SPECIAL EXHIBITION JUNE 17 TO OCTOBER 3, 2021 The special exhibition Fashion Show displays around 130 paintings and objects from the collections of the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna, as well as from those of both Austrian and international lenders. The comprehensive homepage offers multimedia possibilities to delve more deeply into the subject, including teasers, trailers, and ‘making of’ visualisations. A richly illustrated and lavishly designed catalogue is published alongside the special exhibition. Schloss Ambras Innsbruck, Schlossstraße 20, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria [email protected], Tel.: +43 1 525 24 - 4802, www.schlossambras-innsbruck.at, FASHION SHOW Special exhibition PRINCELY WARDROBES 17 June to October 3, 2021, daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. OF THREE CENTURIES ENTRANCE FEES Adults € 16 Concessions € 12 Children and teens under 19 years free Famliy ticket € 24 Annual ticket € 49 Annual ticket U25 (younger than 25 years) € 25 Annual ticket family € 79 FURTHER INFORMATION Armin Berger Press & Communications Schloss Ambras Innsbruck ILLUSTRATION: KNITTED SILK TRUNK - Schlossstraße 20 HOSE OF DUKE AUGUST OF SAXONY, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria BEFORE 1555. STAATLICHE KUNST- T +43 1 525 24 - 4803, [email protected] SAMMLUNGEN DRESDEN, RÜSTKAMMER INV.-NR. i.0057 © SKD, RÜSTKAMMER, http://www.schlossambras-innsbruck.at/entdecken/organisation/presse/ FOTO: JÜRGEN LÖSELJ Schloss Ambras Innsbruck, Schlossstraße 20, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria [email protected], Tel.: +43 1 525 24 - 4802, www.schlossambras-innsbruck.at, .