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Motif using details from works by Michelangelo Buonarroti, The Dying Slave from the Tomb of Pope Julius II, plaster cast, original: 1513–1516 © Paintings Gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, Plaster Cast Collection; Januarius Zick, Rousseau’s Illumination while Reading a Prize Essay Question, 1757 © Museum zu Allerheiligen Schaffhausen, photo: Jürg Fausch; Joachim von Sandrart, Minerva and Saturn Protecting Art and Science, 1644 © KHM-Museumsverband; design composite motif: Beton

Poster for the Paintings Gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna advertising the exhibition “Der große Michelangelo ist tot!” (“The Great Michelangelo Is Dead!”), with the subtitle “Avantgarde & Akademismus” (“Avant-Garde & Academicism”). Against a black background, colour-altered details from several historical artworks are combined into a collage: on the left, a female figure in vivid yellow, green and orange tones; in the centre, a large blue male sculpture; on the right, an orange and brown bearded figure; and in the lower right, a black-and-white group of figures.Large white lettering reads “Der große Michelangelo ist tot!”. At the top left is the text “A…kademie der bildenden Künste Wien – Gemäldegalerie”. At the bottom left are the exhibition subtitle “Avantgarde & Akademismus” and the dates “2.10.2026–22.8.2027”. The bottom right contains opening hours, the address, the website and a QR code.
Motif using details from works by Michelangelo Buonarroti, The Dying Slave from the Tomb of Pope Julius II, plaster cast, original: 1513–1516 © Paintings Gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, Plaster Cast Collection; Januarius Zick, Rousseau’s Illumination while Reading a Prize Essay Question, 1757 © Museum zu Allerheiligen Schaffhausen, photo: Jürg Fausch; Joachim von Sandrart, Minerva and Saturn Protecting Art and Science, 1644 © KHM-Museumsverband; design composite motif: Beton
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