Old Pinakothek. What is the Munich Alte Pinakothek What collections are stored in the Alte Pinakothek

In the glorious city of Munich there are three wonderful museums that bear one common name: Pinakothek. In two days I managed to explore half of the old and new Pinakothek. I didn’t have time to master the Art Nouveau Pinakothek due to lack of time.

Pinakothek(French pinacotheque, from Greek πιναχουηκη, πιναξ - board, picture and υηκη - storage) - the ancient Greeks had a room for storing picturesque images. This was the name of the left wing of the propylaeum of the Athenian Acropolis, where there was a collection of paintings donated to the goddess Athena. Several six-column halls housed paintings painted on boards, clay tables and other painted works. This meeting was open to Athenian citizens. Even at the turn of the 3rd-2nd centuries. BC e. The first catalog of this Pinakothek was compiled, the author of which was Polemon of Ilium. In addition to the Athenian one, similar pinakotheks existed in other places in Greece, for example, in Heraion - the temple of Hera on the island of Samos.

The ancient Romans used this term to refer to a room that contained works of art.

Beginning with the Renaissance, the name Pinakothek began to be used to designate collections of paintings open to the public. Nowadays, pinakotheks are called art galleries.

The Old Pinakothek (German: Alte Pinakothek) is an art gallery in Munich. It is one of the most famous galleries in the world. It presents works by masters of the Middle Ages until the mid-18th century.

This is almost my usual warning for those who value traffic: a lot of photos and information. You will see a lot of works by great and famous, as well as little-known masters from the old Pinakothek. I deliberately removed frames from the photographs. There were a couple of reasons for this. The first is crooked handles and the second is that many pictures had to be shot at a mysterious angle, because... otherwise they had an eerie glow. At first I tried to somehow catalog everything for posts, but my website, where I post photos, decided everything for me. He sorted the photos for me in alphabetical order by artist name. That's what we'll do. Yes, and Wikipedia helped me a lot. There is a lot of information from it, although I’ll be honest: the lion’s share of the texts had to be translated from German, because... For some reason, the Russian segment of Wiki has little interest in artists and sculptors. If I took the photo from Wikipedia, then there is an indication under it. All other photographs were taken by me.

King Ludwig I of Bavaria acquired numerous works of art. All these works were located in different palaces and were not available to the public. Ludwig I not only systematized his collecting activities, but also, considering it his duty to introduce the masses to art, commissioned the architect Leo von Klenze to build a museum. The museum was founded in 1826, and already in 1836 construction was completed. Although admission to the museum was free on Sundays, many Munich residents initially preferred to have a picnic on the lawn at the entrance to visiting the museum. During World War II, the Alte Pinakothek was badly damaged and was restored in 1952-1957.

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The Old Pinakothek houses about 700 paintings. Entrance to the museum costs 13 euros and you can wander around all day. You can take photographs, but without flash. Strict lines of the halls, dark colors of the walls so that the paintings are better visible. You can wander there all day. I figured out to put on high-heeled boots and after four hours of examination I could only hobble around as if on stilts. Citizens girls! My big advice to you: when visiting art galleries, wear low-soled shoes.

From hall to hall, from hall to hall - in this museum you will not find sculptures, graphics, or objects of applied art or antique furniture. It is ascetic, strict, quiet, here there are only canvases, here nothing distracts from the most important thing - from contemplation. Nothing scatters attention or distracts; there is no need to switch perception from one type of art to another.

I was tired and sat down on the banquette. I tried to read LiveJournal from my mobile phone. Immediately a strict aunt appeared, informing me that it was forbidden to call or send SMS here. In response to my objections that I don’t call or send anything, it was noted that it’s a shame, with so many brilliant works, to be scattered into the satrap spillikins of our time. I was ashamed and didn’t spend any more time on the spillikins.

The biggest problem in the old Pinakothek is the very poor lighting for photography and the size of the paintings, hung from nose level to the ceiling. Still, in the 15th-18th centuries, people had obvious gigantomania. Although, if it weren’t for her, we wouldn’t see magnificent works today, which need to be viewed exclusively from a distance of 5-10 meters. The hard work and amazing sense of harmony of the artists is amazing.

1. Adriaen Brouwer(1605/06, probably born in Odenarde, Belgium - buried 1 February 1638 in Antwerp) - Flemish artist.

From Wikipedia

Very little is known about the artist’s childhood and youth. Born into a family of artisans. His father was engaged in painting cardboard for carpets. Audenard carpets were valued throughout Europe. Since childhood, the future artist helped his father in the workshop, drawing fancy patterns for future carpets. It is assumed that in 1621 he left Belgium, and in 1631-1632 the artist moved to Antwerp.

Brouwer studied painting with the artist Frans Hals and in 1630 he was accepted into the Antwerp guild of artists of St. Luke. Despite his Flemish origin, Brouwer was greatly influenced by Dutch painting and was far from the opulent Baroque Flemish school. Despite this, Brouwer’s paintings were greatly appreciated by Rubens, who purchased several paintings from him for his art collection and tried to provide his patronage to the “incorrigible reveler.” In 1633, Brouwer was arrested by the Spanish authorities. The exact reason for his arrest is not known, but he may have been arrested for his participation in the Ghent uprising of 1631. From 1634 until his death from the plague in January 1638, Brouwer lived with the Antwerp engraver Paulus Pontius.

Brouwer painted genre scenes from peasant life, peasant dances, card players, smokers, hawk moths and fights, which are distinguished by their liveliness and genius of design. However, during the artist's lifetime, his paintings were not in value, so he was in need, so his household property was recovered for the benefit of his creditors. What is most surprising is that Brouwer never put creation dates on his paintings. Most of Brauwer's paintings are kept in the Munich Pinakothek, St. Petersburg, Madrid, Dresden and Vienna.

Brouwer died at the age of 32 in Antwerp and was buried in a common grave. Later, with the assistance of members of the guild, he was reburied on February 1, 1638 on the territory of the Carmelite Church.

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Peasants in a tavern playing cards

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Drinking and smoking peasants

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Drinking establishment

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Village Quartet

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Fight between five peasants

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Two fighting

2. Albrecht Altdorfer- German artist, master of paintings and engravings on historical and religious subjects. Altdorfer's most famous work was the grandiose painting "The Battle of Alexander". The head and most outstanding representative of the Danube school of painting.

Albrecht Altdorfer was born around 1480 in Regensburg, where his father, Ulrich Altdorfer, had received burgher status a few years earlier. In 1491, Ulrich, experiencing financial difficulties, renounces Regensburg citizenship and leaves the city. In 1505, Albrecht returned and restored his citizenship in his hometown. In 1506, Altdorfer first began to put his signature on engravings, created in imitation of the famous monogram of Albrecht Dürer. Altdorfer died on February 14, 1538. The first paintings by the artist known to researchers are dated 1507.

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"Battle of Alexander"- also known as the Battle of Issus.

The painting was created in 1528-1529. commissioned by Duke William IV of Bavaria as one of eight paintings originally conceived by the Duke depicting the battles of antiquity. In 1800, the Munich collection was plundered by French soldiers and more than 70 paintings were taken to France. “The Battle of Alexander” was to the taste of Napoleon and was located in the bathroom of the Saint-Cloud Palace, where it was discovered by Prussian troops in 1814.

The canvas depicts the battle between the Macedonian army of Alexander the Great and the Persian army of King Darius. The artist depicted those fighting in modern armor of his era. The Greeks and Persians met in the foreground. Greeks can be recognized by their blue and white armor. The Persians fight in red robes, some of them wearing turbans.

A special feature of the painting is the landscape with the setting sun and the rising moon. In the central part of the picture we see the chariot of Darius, pursued by Alexander. On the left side of the picture there is a mountain with a castle. In the background is the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea with the island of Cyprus, behind it the Red Sea, to the right Altdorfer depicted Egypt with the Nile Delta, which can be recognized by its seven branches.

A sign with a Latin inscription floats freely in the air. In the Russian translation: "Alexander the Great defeated the last Darius, after 100,000 Persian foot soldiers and more than 10,000 horsemen were killed and the mother, wife and children of King Darius were captured, while Darius escaped with 1000 horsemen."

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Deciduous forest with St. Geogr

3. Giovanni Antonio Canal (also known as Canaletto - Canaletto)- Italian artist, head of the Venetian school of Veduists, master of city landscapes in the Baroque style. In addition to Antonio Canal, the nickname Canaletto was also borne by his nephew, Bernardo Belotto, also a famous landscape painter.

(From Wikipedia)

Antonio Canal was born on October 7, 1697 in Venice. He studied painting with his father Bernardo Canal, a theater artist. In 1719 he visited Rome, where he became acquainted with the work of the famous vedutist Giovanni Paolo Pannini. After this he began to paint his famous views of Venice. Unlike most artists of that time, Canaletto, at an early stage of his work, painted his views (vedutas) directly from life, without making preliminary sketches or sketches. Subsequently, he began to write in the studio, using camera obscura* (see footnote)

Many of Canaletto's works were successfully sold to the English who came to Venice to study. In 1740, this source of income disappeared: the War of the Austrian Succession began, and the British began to come to the continent less often. In 1746, Canaletto travels to London to be closer to the distribution channels for his paintings. For nine years he lived in England, painting views of local palaces and houses. During this period, something secondary appears in his work, and customers no longer like the technique. In 1755 the artist returned to Venice. In 1763 he was elected to the Venice Academy of Arts. Canaletto died on April 19, 1768 in his native Venice.

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Santa Maria della Salute und die Riva degli Schiavoni in Venedig

4. Bartolome Esteban Murillo (Spanish: Bartolomé Esteban Murillo)- famous Spanish painter, head of the Seville school.

(From Wikipedia)

Born in Seville at the end of December 1617. He studied with Juan de Castillo and initially worked in his dry, harsh style until the arrival in the named city of P. de Moya, who transferred van Dyck’s style there, convinced him of its unsatisfactoryness. The desire to get rid of it and generally improve led him to Madrid, where his fellow countryman, Velazquez, gave him the opportunity to study and copy in the royal palaces the works of Titian, Rubens van Dyck and Ribera and himself, with his free, masterful technique, had a strong influence on his development. In 1645 Murillo returned to Seville a completely different artist and soon earned fame among his fellow citizens with 11 paintings based on scenes from the actions of the famous Franciscans, executed for the local monastery of their order. Already in these works, despite the heaviness and harshness of their tones, the coloristic inclination and national, especially Seville character of Murillo, who takes models for his figures from the people, are clearly demonstrated.

Murillo also painted strongly realistic genres of Seville common life, known as “Street Children” - boys and girls busy eating, playing dice, counting small coins, selling fruit, etc.

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Children eating pate

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Unpleasant procedure

5. I don’t know what the author of this post was smoking when he processed the photographs, but he wrote the name of the artist who created this canvas in the first half of the 17th century completely incorrectly. Therefore there is nothing to tell. But I really like the picture, so let it be.

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6. Francesco Guardi(October 5, 1712, Venice - January 1, 1793, ibid.) - Italian artist, representative of the Venetian school of Veduists.

Portrait of Francesco Guardi by Pietro Longhi (From Wikipedia)

Quite little is known about this artist, at least I found little in the atlas from the Pinakothek. For a long time he worked in the workshop of his brother Giovanni Antonio Canal (see number 3) and was noticed by few people. He began to work independently for the first time in 1750, and for a long time the influence of his brother was visible in his work. Like the Canal, Guardi is attracted to Venetian and fantastic motifs. Considered one of the last representatives of the classical Venetian school of painting.

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Boucher was awarded many honors, including the title of court painter (1765). Boucher's admirer was the favorite of Louis XV, the Marquise de Pompadour, whom he captured in several portraits. Boucher's best works are characterized by extraordinary charm and perfect execution.

François Boucher was born in Paris on September 29, 1703. His father, Nicolas Boucher, was an artist. He made his living by drawing engravings and embroidery patterns. From an early age, Francois helped his father in the workshop.

The father, having discovered his son's talent, assigned him as a student to Francois Lemoine. Boucher spent several months with Lemoine and later recalled him without much gratitude.

At the age of seventeen, Boucher entered the workshop of the engraver Jean-François Cars, which allowed him to earn his own living, as well as make useful contacts with high-ranking clients of his mentor.

In 1723, François Boucher won the competition for the Rome Prize of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture. This victory gave him the right to study in Rome, but there was no vacant place for the winner in the Italian branch of the academy. The young artist managed to go on a trip to Italy only in 1727.

Returning from Italy, Boucher almost immediately became a candidate for the Royal Academy in the department of historical painting, and already in 1734 he was approved as a full member of the academy.

In 1733, he married the seventeen-year-old charmer Marie-Jeanne Buzot, with whom many of Boucher’s “nymphs” were painted. A little later, he began teaching at the academy, first as an assistant, and then as a master. But despite this, Boucher was limited in funds at that time. In 1761 he became its rector, in 1765 - director. Boucher owes his career not only to his talent, but also to the patronage of the Marquise de Pompadour, the all-powerful favorite of Louis XV.

Rays of light passing through a hole with a diameter of approximately 0.5–5 mm create an inverted image on the screen. Some cameras were made based on the camera obscura.

The first camera obscura were darkened rooms (or large boxes) with a hole in one of the walls. Mentions of the camera obscura date back to the 4th century BC. e. - followers of the Chinese philosopher Mo Di - the Mohists - described the appearance of an inverted image on the wall of a darkened room. Mentions of the camera obscura are also found in Aristotle. Apparently, Leonardo da Vinci was the first to use a camera obscura for sketching from nature. He also described it in detail in his Treatise on Painting.

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That's it, the first part of the walk is over. I have a question: does anyone need this, is it interesting? Should I continue? Otherwise, you know how much time it takes for such a post, and I don’t have much of it. Suddenly no one is interested in this, and here I am blabbering. I'm serious, I'm not being flirty!

Munich's Alte Pinakothek is the world's most famous art gallery. Thousands of art fans dream of seeing this wonderful collection of paintings. The Alte Pinakothek houses more than 9 thousand paintings created in the 14th - 18th centuries.

Munich Old Pinakothek (Alte Pinakothek)– the most famous art gallery on a global scale. Thousands of art fans dream of seeing this wonderful collection of paintings. The Greek word “pinakothek” means “repository of paintings.” The Alte Pinakothek houses more than 9 thousand paintings created in the 14th - 18th centuries.

Museum founded Duke William IV of Bavaria. Together with my wife Jacobina they collected paintings for their summer residence. Wilhelm commissioned several famous artists to paint thematic canvases on ancient history. Since 1529, famous German painters created paintings for the Duke.

The work opened the historical collection Albrecht Altdorfer, depicting the battle of the army of Alexander the Great with King Darius ( "Battle of Alexander"). This unique canvas still amazes today with its scope and riot of colors; amazingly bright, precisely described details.

Duke Wilhelm also acquired paintings Albrecht Durer. The Alte Pinakothek houses the world's largest collection of paintings by the legendary master.
The Pinakothek's collection was constantly replenished after Wilhelm's death. Representatives of the dynasty Wittelsbach, who ruled Bavaria for seven hundred years, made a huge contribution to this collection. At the end of the 17th century, the collection was already considered the best in Europe.

King Ludwig I, who passionately loved art, bought paintings by great German and European artists. The ruler believed that masterpieces of painting should belong to the entire people - so he decided to build a separate building for the art gallery. He began working on the museum project in 1826 Leo von Klenze. Construction was completed in 10 years, and the museum was open to the public for free. The new building received the name “Pinakothek”.

World War II caused considerable damage to the ancient architecture of Munich. The devastating bombing destroyed many buildings and damaged many monuments. The building of the Alte Pinakothek was also damaged, but the paintings were not damaged. They were moved to underground storage facilities in advance. After the war, the building was restored for a long time, and in 1957 the art gallery reopened to the public.

The interior of the building is ascetic - not for reasons of economy. The absence of furniture and decorations, the dark coloring of the walls - all this is part of the organizers’ plan. Nothing should distract the audience's attention from priceless masterpieces.

Today, 700 paintings are on display for public viewing. In the right wing of the first floor you can see paintings from the 16th – 18th centuries, painted by German and Flemish masters. The left wing of the second floor presents paintings Durer and Grunewald; work Dutch painters. The fourth and fifth halls of the gallery contain a collection of antique Italian painting(XV – XVI centuries). Halls six to nine - exhibition of works Dutch(XVII century). Paintings are presented in the right wing France, Italy, Spain(XVII century).

There is a painting in the collection, the origin of which has been much debated by art historians. This is a picture "Madonna of the Carnation". The authorship of this work is now attributed to the early Leonardo da Vinci, although it was originally sold to the museum as a painting by Verrocchio. The style and manner of execution of the Madonna of the Carnation indicate the hand of a great master. This is the only work of Leonardo in Germany - experts call it priceless.

The main exhibit of Dürer's collection is the painting "Four Apostles". This masterpiece was the last completed full-scale work of the artist - a kind of message to future generations.

The museum contains a unique collection of Dutch paintings. Here you can see the works of all painters of the Dutch school, except Vermeer. The Italian Renaissance school of painting represents famous names: Leonardo da Vinci, Titian (Tiziano Vecellio), Botticelli, the great Raphael and master of religious plots - Tintoretto.

Biblical and mythological images are a special part of the exhibition. The religious theme is revealed Van Dyck and Hieronymus Bosch, Van der Weyden and Jacob Jordans. The public's attention is always focused on a fragment of the triptych "The Last Judgment" Bosch, which dates back to 1480. The works of the “gloomy alchemist” have an unknown attractive force. This dark canvas keeps everyone on edge, making observers ponder the inevitability of death.

The Alte Pinakothek has a large collection of paintings Peter Paul Rubens. 60 canvases are the world's largest collection of works by the “king of artists.” Those who are partial to the lush beauty of Rubens’ women should definitely visit the Alte Pinakothek!

There is now a fee to visit the Alte Pinakothek. There are some restrictions for tourists. Mobile phones should not be used in the building; Bottles with liquids and other suspicious items cannot be brought into the museum. Special precautions began to be taken after a misfortune occurred with the Dürer collection in 1988. One of the visitors, a mentally ill person, secretly brought a bottle of acid and poured it on the canvases. The paintings took several years to be restored. Since then, the security of the Pinakothek has been especially vigilant.

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The Munich art gallery "Alte Pinakothek" (Old Pinakothek) is famous all over the world. Pinakothek - the ancient Greeks used this word to designate a repository of paintings. And the Munich gallery fully corresponds to this term - there are no sculptures, antique furniture or any other objects of applied art that could distract attention from the paintings on display, thereby allowing visitors to fully concentrate on contemplation.

The Alte Pinakothek was founded in 1836, but the history of the collection began several centuries earlier, when Duke William IV commissioned several paintings on historical themes from famous artists of the time. For example, a recognized masterpiece, the painting “The Battle of Alexander the Great with King Darius,” painted in 1529, was one of the first to be included in the Bavarian collection. Subsequently, the rulers of the state made their contribution, adding paintings by famous European artists of their time.

The Alte Pinakothek, as the name suggests, houses works by the greatest masters of the past - from the Middle Ages to the 18th century. Rembrandt van Rijn, El Greco, Peter Paul Rubens, Titian, Sandro Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci - this is not a complete list of artists whose paintings adorn the walls of the gallery. Visitors will appreciate the masters of German painting, representatives of the Dutch school, refined Italians and French, as well as a collection of Flemish and Spanish paintings.

An interesting fact is that on Sundays, visiting the gallery was free, but Munich residents preferred to have picnics on the lawn in front of the building rather than spend the day inside looking at the impressive collection.

During the Second World War, the Pinakothek building was badly damaged and was restored only in the 50s of the last century.

In 1988, a mentally ill visitor attacked Albrecht Dürer's paintings by dousing them with sulfuric acid. The criminal was detained, and the works of the outstanding German painter and graphic artist were restored for quite a long time.

How to get to the Alte Pinakothek

You can get to the Alte Pinakothek by tram number 27, stop Pinakotheken, metro: U2, station Königsplatz or Theresienstraße, U3, U6, station Odeonsplatz or Universität, U4, U5, station Odeonsplatz, or by bus: number 154, stop Schellingstraße, no. 100 stop Pinakotheken or Maxvorstadt/Sammlung Brandhorst.

Opening hours of the Alte Pinakothek

The art gallery is open every day except Mondays from 10:00 to 18:00; on Tuesday: from 10:00 to 20:00.

Entrance fee

Adult ticket price: 4 euros, reduced price: 3 euros, on Sundays: 1 euro. These tariffs are valid for the reconstruction period until 2018. Tickets can be purchased on site or online.

Official site

You can find out the current phone number or buy a ticket on the website

Old Pinakothek - Alte Pinakothek. One of the most famous art galleries in the world, founded in 1836. It contains paintings created from the beginning of the Middle Ages to the middle of the 18th century. Here it is one of the largest collections of works by Albrecht Dürer. Here - The largest collection of paintings by Peter Paul Rubens in the world! In addition, the museum presents creativity Altdorfer and Cranach, Jan Brueghel the Elder and Van Dyck, Raphael and Titian, Poussin and Murillo. The cost of the entire museum collection, according to art historians, is impossible to determine. About 700 paintings in 19 halls and 49 rooms of the museum on two floors as part of the permanent exhibition. Temporary exhibitions are also organized. Nearby is New Pinakothek with works of artists of the 19th - early 20th centuries and Pinakothek Modernity, where the art of the 20th and 21st centuries is presented.

In general, the halls of the Alte Pinakothek are extremely ascetic. The lighting is quite weak. Before visiting, you should check in umbrellas, canes, large bags and backpacks in the cloakroom. No containers containing liquids are allowed into the museum. When visiting the museum, it is prohibited to carry backpacks or other objects on your back. The use of mobile phones, eating, drinking and smoking is prohibited in the museum halls and lobby. Amateur photography without flash and tripod is permitted. There is no audio guide in Russian.

You can have a snack in the Pinakothek itself - there is a Cafe Klenze on the ground floor. There is a gift shop on the ground floor. There are also toilets. All this is open during museum opening hours and is accessible without a ticket.

The Alte Pinakothek is open every day except Monday from 10.00 to 17.00, and on Tuesday from 10.00 to 20.00. The museum is also usually closed on December 24, 25 and 31, Shrove Tuesday and May 1.

Attention! During construction work between 2014 and 2018, certain rooms and offices may be temporarily unavailable. As repairs are completed in one place and started in another, they close and open to visitors. Please pay attention to announcements and information signs or visit the website: www.pinakothek.de/en/renovation-alte-pinakothek.

But the entrance fee for the permanent exhibition has been reduced. In 2016, admission costs 4 Euros, and on Sunday 1 Euro. There is a separate fee for visiting special exhibitions. The entrance to the museum is from Theresienstrasse. You can travel by tram (27), bus (154) or metro (2, 8) to the stop. Konigsplatz.

The Alte Pinakothek is one of the largest art galleries in the world. The Alte Pinakothek is located in Munich, the capital of Bavaria, in southern Germany, in the Maxvorstadt district. This fine art museum contains a picturesque collection of European masters from the Middle Ages to the 19th century.

According to its name, which means “collection of paintings,” the Pinakothek only houses paintings.

After the turmoil of the French revolutions, King Ludwig I of Bavaria (Ludwig I. von Bayern) decided to make the royal art collection available to the public. Especially for this purpose, Ludwig I decides to build a royal art gallery and commissions the court architect Leo von Klenze to create a worthy project.

Construction work began in 1826. By the time of their completion, the Royal Art Gallery building was considered the world's largest museum building and subsequently became a model for museums around the world. It was Leo von Klenze who subsequently completed the building of the New Hermitage in St. Petersburg.

Leo von Klenze planned the Pinakothek, his masterpiece of architectural art, to be both luxurious and functional. Large halls, additionally illuminated by upper windows and glass roofs, are combined with office rooms in the northern wing of the building.

The basis of the exhibition of the art gallery was made up of works made specifically to order by Wilhelm IV and, later, Maximilian I - Albrecht Altdorf, Peter Paul Rubens, Albrecht Dürer. The grandson of Maximilian I, Maximilian II, as governor of Antwerp, acquired a large number of paintings by Dutch and Flemish masters. After the unification of Bavaria with the Palatinate, the collection of paintings was replenished with works by Raphael, Rembrandt, Boucher and other artists.

During the construction of the royal gallery building, Ludwig I, through his art agents, actively bought paintings by great masters, giving preference to old German artists and works of the Italian Renaissance. Thus, in 1827-1828, the collections of the brothers Sublitz, Buisser, and Counts Wallenstein were acquired; Raphael’s work “Madonna with a Curtain” was acquired in Italy.

In 1836, the Pinakothek was opened, then, of course, without the prefix “old”, it was the only one. It is much later that the New Pinakothek and the Pinakothek of Modernity will appear.

The name “Pinakothek” itself was chosen by Ludwig I and means, translated from ancient Greek, “collection of paintings.”

During the Second World War, the Pinakothek building was seriously damaged by bombing. The paintings, fortunately, had been evacuated by that time. The restoration project of the Alte Pinakothek building, carried out in 1957, involved the deliberate use of bricks different from those used in the main building. This restoration caused public controversy, but still the building remained with stains from the war.

Paintings of the Alte Pinakothek in Munich

From the museum's collection of thousands, 700 paintings are presented in the permanent exhibition in 19 halls and 47 cabinets on two floors.

German painting of the XIV - XVII centuries

One of the main masterpieces of the Alte Pinakothek is the work of Alfred Dürer “Self-Portrait in Clothing Trimmed with Fur” (1500). The unusual angle, colors, and most importantly, the gaze of the man depicted attracts attention. Carved on board by the 28-year-old artist, the self-portrait resembles an image of Christ. The museum's collection includes a large collection of Alfred Dürer, because he was from Bavaria, Nuremberg.

Alfred Altdorf's work “The Battle of Alexander” (“Alexanderschlacht / Schlacht bei Issus”) from the historical cycle, written in 1524, still amazes today with the scale of the image and the unusual colors.

Works of the old Dutch masters

The Alte Pinakothek contains works by almost all the “old Dutch”. The most popular fragment of Hieronymus Bosch’s work “The Last Judgment”. In addition, paintings by Rogier van der Weyden, Dirk Bouts, Hans Memling and other masters are presented here.

Flemish painting of the 16th - 17th centuries

The museum's collection of Flemish paintings is very significant, and includes works by Pieter Brueghel, Jan Brueghel, Antonis van Dyck, Adriaen Brouwer and other masters.

A special place in the collection of the Alte Pinakothek is occupied by Bruegel the elder Peter's painting “The Land of Lazy People”. The picture is full of irony and satire. Before you get to the Land of Lazy People, you need to eat a mountain of porridge. On the right side of the picture there is a new lucky one falling into a country with a milk river, which is depicted on the horizon. Everywhere there is ready-made food and drink - a running roasted pig with a fork in its side, an egg, already opened, with a spoon inside, running towards you, on the roof of the house there are plates of pies. In the center of the image lie overfed representatives of three classes - a knight, a peasant, a clergyman. Bruegel exposes mortal sins in his painting.

The Alte Pinakothek has 72 paintings by Peter Paul Rubens. This is the largest collection of Rubens's works in the world, his works occupy four rooms. Many works were at one time carried out by Rubens specifically for the order of the Bavarian Dukes of Wittelsbach.

The huge (6 meters by 4.6 meters) painting by Rubens “The Last Judgment” is famous. It was commissioned by Duke Wolfgang Wilhelm for the altar of the palace church in Neuburg on the Danube. However, due to the abundance of naked figures, the painting was removed from the church.

Another masterpiece of the Alte Pinakothek collection is a self-portrait by Rubens. In the self-portrait, Rubens depicted himself with his first wife, Isabella Brant. Art critics see in a manner atypical for Rubens a resemblance to Jan van Eyck’s painting “Portrait of the Arnolfini Couple.” There was a lot that was unusual in the portrait - the large, full-length image, the ease of poses, and the equal depiction of both spouses, on the same level. Critics call this painting a “portrait of marriage.”

Dutch painting of the 17th century

The central point of the collection of Dutch Baroque paintings are Rembrandt's early works “Self-Portrait”, “The Holy Family”, “The Descent from the Cross”.

Italian painting of the period from the 14th to the 18th centuries

The exhibition of Italian painting begins with the Italian Gothic period. Among other interesting works, the famous painting by Giotto “The Last Supper” is displayed here.

From the collection of the Italian Renaissance period, the museum is particularly proud of the works of Titian “Madonna and Child at Sunset”, “Earthly Love or Vanitas”, Raphael Santi “The Holy Family of Canigiani”, “Madonna Tempi”, Sandro Botticelli “Lamentation of Christ”.

The Old Pinakothek has the only painting by Leonardo da Vinci - “Madonna of the Carnation”. Da Vinci completed this work when he was 19 years old, having not yet developed his own style, so initially, even upon purchase, the painting was attributed to the pen of another master.

Spanish painting of the 16th - 17th centuries

Among the masterpieces of Spanish painting in the collection of the Alte Pinacoteca, special mention should be made of the works of El Greco “The Stripping of the Clothes from Christ” and Diego Rodriguez de Silva Velazquez “Portrait of a Young Man”.

French painting of the 17th and 18th centuries

A special place in the collection of French paintings is occupied by the works of Nicolas Poussin “Bacchus and Midas”, Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin “Woman Peeling a Turnip” and Leopold von Bode “The Saga of Pepin and Bertha”.

Operating mode

All Pinakotheks in Munich are open 6 days a week, with days off on different days. The day off at the Alte Pinakothek is Monday.

Tuesday - from 10.00. until 20.00.
Wednesday - Sunday - from 10.00. until 18.00.
Monday - closed.

Special operating mode:

On Faschingsdienstag, Carnival Tuesday (Faschingsdienstag) - the last Tuesday of Lent according to the Catholic calendar, May 1, December 24 and 25 and January 1 - the museum is closed.
On other holidays, the Alte Pinakothek is open from 10.00 to 18.00.

Ticket price

There are several ticket options at the Alte Pinakothek.

Standard tickets:

Adult – 7 euros,
with discount - 5 euros,
on Sunday - 1 euro,
children under 18 years old are free.

Combined tickets:

ticket to five museums for 1 day (Alte Pinakothek, New Pinakothek, Modern Pinakothek, Brandhorst Museum and Schack Collection) - 12 euros,
ticket to five museums for two days with any day of visits (Alte Pinakothek, New Pinakothek, Modern Pinakothek, Brandhorst Museum and Schack Collection) - 29 euros.

Note: Every Sunday a ticket to the Alte Pinakothek costs only 1 euro. The offer does not include temporary exhibitions and an audio guide.

The following are entitled to purchase a discounted ticket:

persons over 65 years old upon presentation of a passport,
students upon presentation of an international student card,
students attending language courses at the Goethe Institute upon presentation of their student ID,
groups of 15 people.

How to get there

By public transport

The Old Pinakothek is located in the central part of the city and can be easily reached by any type of public transport.

By tram (Tram): lines 27, 28 - to the Pinakothek stop (Pinakotheken)
By U-Bahn: line U2 to stop Königsplatz or Theresienstraße, line U3 or U6 to stop Odeonsplatz or University, line U4 or U5 to stop Odeonsplatz )
By bus: line 100 Museumslinie or line 58 (CityRing) to the Pinakothek stop.