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Merchant Georg Gisze
Centre
Venus and the Organ Player
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Portrait of Holzschuher
Gemäldegalerie
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Portrait of Hieronymus
Holzschuher
Albrecht Dürer painted this
portrait of the mayor of Nurem-
burg in 1529.
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Portrait of the Merchant
Georg Gisze
This painting by Hans Holbein
(1532), showing the merchant
counting his money, reflects the
rise of the wealthy citizen during
the Renaissance.
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Key
Exhibition area
Madonna with Child and
Singing Angels
A 1477 painting by Sandro
Botticelli depicts the
Madonna and Child,
surrounded by angels
carrying lilies.
Portrait of
Hendrickje Stoffels
In a 1656-7 portrait of his
lover Hendrickje Stoffels,
Rembrandt's focus is
entirely on the subject.
The French
Comedy
This painting by
Antoine Watteau
belonged to Frederick
the Great's collection.
The Birth
of Christ
Martin Schongauer's
altar painting (c.1480)
is one of only a few reli-
gious paintings by the artist that
have been preserved.
Botticelli's Madonna
The Glass of Wine
Skilfully composed by Ver-
meer (1658-61), this scene
shows a couple drinking wine.
Victorious
Eros
Caravaggio's
painting (1602),
after Vergil's
model, shows
Eros, the god
of love, tram-
pling underfoot
the symbols of
culture, glory,
science and
power.
Venus and the Organ
Player
This Titian (1550-2) reflects the
playful sensuality typical of the
Italian Renaissance.
Dutch Proverbs
More than 100 proverbs
were incorporated into this paint-
ing by Pieter Brueghel (1559).
Victorious Eros
For more on Berlin's art galleries
see pp48-9
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