Museum Old Pinakothek
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About the museum
The Old Pinakothek is one of the world's oldest and most well-known art galleries. Its collection amounts to 9000 paintings by 1400 European painters from the Middle Ages until the year 1750. The permanent exhibition of the art gallery includes 700 paintings.
At the beginning of the 16th century, Duke Wilhelm IV laid the foundation for the collection. He took a decision to beautify the summer pavilion of his Munich Residence with paintings and commissioned historical art by notable German painters of the time.
During the course of the 16-19th centuries, Electors of Bavaria enriched the collection of paintings by German, Dutch, Flemish, and French painters.
The final stage in the creation of the Old Pinakothek in Munich began in the first half of the nineteenth century under King Ludwig I. The king personally acquired paintings by Italian artists of the Renaissance.
In the years 1826-1836 the art gallery’s main building was constructed. Paintings were located in strict chronological order according to artistic schools. In numerous halls of the art gallery, no other works of art could be seen except paintings.
On Sundays the admission to the art gallery was free. Initially, the residents of the city preferred to picnic on the lawns in front of the art gallery, but as time went on the public become receptive to the offer, given the opportunity to see beautiful paintings featured in the exposition. A tokenistic fee for a Sunday visit to the Old Pinakothek at the cost of one euro has been charged since recently.
In the World War Two many museums in Munich were destroyed by the Anglo-American air force. The paintings, however, escaped unscathed as they were put away safely. The ruined Old Pinakothek was reconstructed, and its first halls were re-opened to the public as early as 1963.
All the paintings of the Old Pinakothek are divided into topics as follows:
1. German paintings of the 14-17th centuries
2. Dutch paintings of the 14-17th centuries
3. Flemish paintings of the 14-17th centuries
4. Italian paintings of the 13-17th centuries
5. French paintings of the 17-18th centuries
6. Spanish paintings of the 17-18th centuries.
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Plan your visit
- Alte Pinakothek, 27, Barer Straße, 3.1, Maxvorstadt, Munich, Bavaria, 80333, Germany
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- Today:
- 09:00 - 17:00
- Mon
- Closed
- Tue
- 10:00 - 20:00
- Wed
- 10:00 - 18:00
- Thu
- 10:00 - 18:00
- Fri
- 10:00 - 18:00
- Sat
- 10:00 - 18:00
- Sun
- 10:00 - 18:00
- www.pinakotek.de/alte-pinakotek/
Exhibits
Exhibits featured with audio
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German paintings of the 14-17th centuries
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Albrecht Altdorfer. The Battle of Alexander at Issus. (Albrecht Altdorfer. Alexanderschlacht)
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Albrecht Dürer. The Four Apostles. (Albrecht Dürer. Die Vier Apostol)
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Albrecht Dürer. The Self-Portrait (Albrecht Dürer. Die Selbstbildnis)
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Albrecht Dürer. The Paumgartner Altarpiece (Albrecht Dürer. Paumgartner Altar)
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Mattias Grünewald. The Mocking of Christ (Mattias Grünewald. Verspottung Christi)
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Mattias Grünewald. Meeting of St. Erasmus and St. Maurice (Mattias Grünewald. Der Empfang des Hl. Erasmus durch den Hl. Mauritius)
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Lucas Cranach the Elder. Crucifixion of Christ Lucas Cranach der Älter. Kreuzigung Christi)
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Hans Holbein the Elder. St. Sebastian Altar. The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian (Hans Holbein der Älter. Sebastianaltar. Martyrium des Hl. Sebastian)
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Michael Pacher. Altarpiece of the Church Farthers (Michael Pacher. Kirchenväteraltar)
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Adam Elsheimer. Escape into Egypt (Adam Elsheimer. Flucht nach Ägypten)
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Adam Elsheimer. ‘The Burning of Troy’ (Adam Elsheimer. Der Brand von Troja)
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Dutch painting of the 14th to 17th centuries
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Dieric Bouts. ‘The Adoration of the Magi‘ tryptich
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Rogier van der Weyden. ‘St Columba Altarpiece’ (Rogier van der Weyden. Columba-Altar)
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Frans Hals. Two portraits (Frans Hals)
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Rembrandt van Rijn. ‘The Sacrifice of Isaac’ (Rembrandt van Rijn. Opferung Isaaks)
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Jacob van Ruisdael. ‘Oak trees beside a brook’ (Jacob van Ruisdael. Eichen an einem Gissbach)
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Flemish painting of 14th – 17th centuries
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Pieter Brueghel the Elder. ‘The Country of Cockayne’ (Pieter Bruegel der Älter. Schlaraffenland)
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Jan Brueghel the Elder. Two pictures.
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Jacob Jordaens. ‘Satyr at the Peasant’s House’ (Jacob Jordaens. Der Satyr beim Bauern)
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Pieter Paul Rubens
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Pieter Paul Rubens. ‘The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus’
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Pieter Paul Rubens. ‘The Battle of the Amazons and Greeks’
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Pieter Paul Rubens. ‘The Death of Seneca’
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Pieter Paul Rubens. ‘The Great Last Judgement’ (Pieter Paul Rubens. Das Grosse Jüngste Gericht)
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Peter Paul Rubens. ‘The Coronation of the Virtuous Hero’
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Italian painting of the 13th – 17th centuries.
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Fra Filippo Lippi. ‘The Annunciation of the Mother of God’ (Fra Filippo Lippi. Verkündigung Maria)
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Federico Barocci. ‘Christ and Magdalen’ (Federico Barocci. Christus und Magdalena)
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Sandro Botticelli. ‘The Lamentation over the Dead Christ with Saints' (Sandro Botticelli. ‘Beweinung Chrisi’)
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Leonardo da Vinci. ‘Madonna of the Carnation’ (Leonardo da Vinci. Madonna mit der Nelke)
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Raphael Santi. ‘The Canigiani Holy Family’ (Raphael Santi. Die Heilige Familie aus dem Hause Canigiani)
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Raphael Santi. The Tempi Madonna (Raphael Santi. Die Madonna Tempi)
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Raphael Santi. The Madonna della Tenda Raphael Santi. Die Madonna della Tenda)
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Titian. Portrait of Charles V in the chair
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Jacopo Tintoretto. ‘Vulcan surprises Venus and Mars’
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French painting of the 17th – 18th centuries
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Nicolas Poussen. ‘Midas and Bacchus’
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Francois Boucher. Portrait of Madame de Pompadour
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Maurice de La Tour. ‘Mademoiselle Ferrand meditating on Newton’
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Claude-Joseph Vernet ‘Eastern Harbor at Dawn’
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Claude Lorrain. ‘The Expulsion de Hagar’ (Claude Lorrain, ‘Die Verstossung der Hagar)
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Claude Lorrain. ‘Hagar and Ismael in the desert’ (Claude Lorrain. Hagar und Ismael in der Wüste)
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Spanish painting of the 17th – 18th centuries
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El Greco. ‘The Disrobing of Christ’ (El Greco. Entkleidung Christi)
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Bartolome Esteban Murillo. ‘Beggar Boys playing dice' (Bartolome Esteban Murillo. Buben beim Würfelspiel)
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Juan Pantoja de la Cruz. 'The Infanta Isabella’
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Diego Velasquez. ‘Young Spanish Gentleman’
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Francisco de Zurbaran. ‘The Entombment of St. Catherine of Alexandria on Mount Sinai’
Reviews
9 reviews
Review this tour-
01-31-2023
вполне .. кратко, но ясно. Две картины Эльсхаймерв перепутаны
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11-13-2021
не рекомендую: очень клротко, монотонный голос, нет порядка
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12-22-2019
Картины в гиде идут вообще в произвольном порядке по сравнению с картинами в галерее, приходилось постоянно бегать из зала в зал. Иногда очень короткие описания (меньше 30 секунд). За работу, кончено, спасибо, но есть, куда стремиться :)
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05-01-2018
Абсолютно неинформативно, навигация не привязана к номерам картин местного аудиогида, никаких других номеров и QR-кодов под картинами нет. Рассказы о картинах неинтересные и малоинформативные, сам выбор сомнителен. Халтурная работа, для галочки.
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10-29-2017
"Бегство в Египет" и "Пожар Трои" перепутаны местами.
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