Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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The Rape of
Entrance
the Daughters
of Leukippos
Rubens' 1618 high Baroque
masterpiece
(above)
.
Floorplan of the
Alte Pinakothek
Key to Floorplan
Ground Floor
First Floor
(
Four Apostles
The Albrecht Dürer
collection documents the
development of the artist
from his
Self-Portrait in
Fur Coat
(1500) to the
Four Apostles
(1526),
painted two years before
his death.
)
Adoration of
the Magi
The late Gothic work by
Holbein the Elder from
1502 is one part of the
Eight Scenes
from the
Kaisheimer altar.
Museum Guide
The Alte Pinakothek's
collections are housed
on two floors. German
painting up to 1500 is
located on the ground
floor. On the first floor,
German painting after
1500, Old Dutch Mas-
ters, Italian Renaissance
painting, 17th-century
French, Flemish, and
Dutch painting, and a
somewhat smaller
Spanish collection are
on display. More than
700 works of art are on
view in the museum's
19 main rooms and 47
side galleries. The cafe-
teria and a bookshop
are also located on the
ground floor.
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Disrobing of Christ
El Greco created this
sombre work
(below)
between 1590 and 1595.
It is part of the small yet
exquisite collection of
Spanish paintings.
&
Portrait of Willem
van Heythuisen
Hals' magnificent painting
(above)
(1625-30) is an
outstanding example of
Dutch portraiture. The
collection includes land-
scapes and other works.
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The Alte Pinakothek was largely reconstructed after World War II.
