Description
(Local Name: Alte Pinakothek) The Alte Pinakothek, one of the world's largest and finest picture galleries, was built by Leo von Klenze between 1826 and 1836, replacing the older gallery by the Hofgarten which had become too small for the steadily increasing Royal Collection. The building was so badly damaged by air attack in 1944-45 that demolition was contemplated; but between 1953 and 1963 it was restored, and the gallery's treasures, which had been stored elsewhere for safety, could again be put on display.

This "masterpiece of architectural proportion" (Wölfflin) is modeled on the Renaissance palaces of Venice. It was the largest gallery built in the first half of the 19th century and as such became the model for others in Rome and Brussels. It is a massive structure, 127m/417ft long with short side wings (37m/121ft from front to rear). The 24 statues (by Ludwig Schwanthaler) of famous painters on the south front and the frescoes (by Peter Cornelius) in the interior were destroyed in the wartime bombing.

Further restoration work was carried out in the late 1970s.
Attractions within Old Picture Gallery

Dutch Paintings

The collection of Dutch paintings of the 17th century in the Old Picture Gallery in Munich includes:

Frans Hals, "Willem van Heythuysen"

Jan van Goyen, "Village by the River"

Abraham van Beyeren
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Flemish Paintings

The collection of Flemish paintings in the Old Picture Gallery in Munich includes:

17th century (VI-VIII, 7-10):

Adriaen Brouwer, "Hearing"

Jakob Jordaens, "Satyr with Peasant"

Jan Silberrechts
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Flemish and Dutch Paintings

The collection of Flemish and Dutch paintings in the Old Picture Gallery in Munich includes:

16th/17th centuries (XII-XII, 19-23):

Cornelius van Dalem, "Landscape with a Farm"

Marinus van
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French Paintings

The collection of French paintings in the Old Picture Gallery in Munich includes: 17th and 18th centuries (XI-XIIa):

Claude Lorrain, "Seaport with Rising Sun", "Banishment of Hagar"

Nicolas
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German Painting

The collection of German paintings in the Old Picture Gallery in Munich includes:

16th/17th centuries (11):

Adam Elsheimer "The Flight into Egypt", "Troy Burning.

Italian Paintings

The collection of Italian paintings in the Old Picture Gallery in Munich includes:

14th-18th centuries (1V, V, X, XIIb, 1-6, 23):

Giotto, "The Last Supper" (fragment of an altar panel with
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Medieval Dutch and Flemish Paintings

The collection of Medieval Dutch and Flemish paintings in the Old Picture Gallery in Munich includes:

15th/early 16th centuries (I-IIa):

Roger van der Weyden, Altar of the Three Kings (Columba
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Medieval German Paintings

The collection of Medieval German paintings in the Old Picture Gallery in Munich includes:

15th/early 16th century (I-III, 1-10):

Hans Balding-Grien, "Count Palatine Philipp"

Master of St
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Spanish Paintings

The collection of Spanish paintings in the Old Picture Gallery in Munich includes:

17th century (XIII):

El Greco, "Disrobing of Christ"

Velázquez, "Young Spanish Nobleman"

Bartolomé Estebán Murillo, "Boys eating Melons and Grapes".
Address
Munich Old Picture Gallery
Barer strasse 27
D-80333 Munchen
Germany
Hours
January 1 to December 31
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
OpenClosed10:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:00
Closed20:0017:0020:0017:0017:0017:00
Cost
Adult5.50 Euros
Concession or reduced rate4.00 Euros
Tips
Free admission on Sunday. Combination tickets available for all three Pinakothek museums.
Discounts on
Sunday
Transit
U-Bahn: U2 (Königsplatz); Tram: 18 (Schellingstr.).
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