| The
Old Master’s picture gallery
| Meet
the Sistine Madonna! King August
the Strong and his son, August III,
were both art-minded and gathering
one of the most important collection
of paintings in Europe within less
than 60 years. The collection concentrates
on Italian Renaissance painting
as well as paintings in Mannerist
and Baroque style. Gottfried Semper’s
adequate architectural frame is
now home to more than 700 paintings
from the 16th and 17th century,
including Dutch and Flemish paintings,
not only represented by Rembrandt,
Rubens and his followers. The gallery
moreover presents major works of
Old German and Old Dutch painting
by artists such as Jan van Eyck,
Dürer, Cranach and Holbein.
Splendid paintings by Spanish and
French artists of the 17th century
– among them Ribera and Murillo,
Poussin and Lorrain – complete
the collection. Have a look at the
originals: here you can see Liotard’s
Chocolate Girl, Rubens’ Hercules,
and how Dresden looked like more
than 250 years ago, preserved oil
on canvas by Canaletto. In addition
to the quality of the holdings,
the spacious setting as well as
its magnificent furnishings meets
the highest standards of excellence. |
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When:
9/10/2009, 2.30 p.m.
Price (incl. entrance and guided
tour): 17 EUR per person
Duration: app. 1 hour |
| Please
note: The ticket is valid also for
Armory and Sculpture collection
in the Zwinger. |
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