Alte Pinakothek

In the location's words:

The Alte Pinakothek is one of the most important art galleries in Europe. It presents the outstanding works of one of the world's largest collections of European painting from the 14th to the 18th century. Among the more than 700 paintings on display are numerous major works by Dürer and Rubens as well as prominent key works by artists such as Rogier van der Weyden and Memling, Raphael and Titian, Altdorfer and Cranach, Jan Brueghel the Elder and van Dyck, Rembrandt and Frans Hals, Poussin and Murillo.

The wealth and many highlights of the gallery, which opened in 1836, are thanks to the art collections of the princes of the House of Wittelsbach. The treasure trove of paintings belonging to the Bavarian dukes and electors was established in the 16th century and was significantly expanded over the following centuries. After the extinction of various branches of the Wittelsbach family, the gallery holdings of the residences in Düsseldorf, Mannheim and Zweibrücken were transferred to Munich around 1800. This resulted in a comprehensive collection, which grew considerably in size and importance during the early 19th century in the course of secularization and through the important acquisitions of Ludwig I of Bavaria.

The Alte Pinakothek is located in the center of the so-called Munich art area and is part of the Bavarian State Painting Collections.