Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister - Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden

Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister –
Old Masters Picture Gallery
The fame of the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister is
based on masterpieces such as Raphael’s “Sistine
Madonna”, Giorgione’s “Sleeping Venus”, Correggio’s
“Holy Night”, Cranach’s “St Catherine’s Altarpiece”,
Vermeer’s “Girl Reading a Letter by an Open Window”
and Bellotto’s views of Dresden. Other famous
paintings by artists such as Van Eyck, Rembrandt,
Rubens, Dürer, Holbein, Titian, Veronese, Canaletto,
Poussin, Watteau, El Greco, Murillo, Raeburn and
Graff invite careful study and contemplation: a
gathering of the crème de la crème of European art
from the late Renaissance to the Rococo period.
The collection is located in the gallery building at
the Zwinger. This was constructed in 1855 after
plans drawn up by the architect Gottfried Semper,
and it was one of the most important museum
projects in Germany during the 19 th century.
For structural and technical reasons, major repairs
to the gallery building have been necessary. In
association with the company Sächsisches Immo­
bilien- und Baumanagement, the Staatliche Kunst­
sammlungen Dresden have now finished the first
part of this renovation project extending over
several years. The completion of the second phase
is planned for 2018.
You are now in the recently completed eastern
wing of the gallery and can already see some im­
portant new features of the building. For example,
the colour concept in the exhibition rooms has been
fundamentally changed. The installation of a new
air conditioning system is another important imp­
rovement – although you cannot see it, its effects
are tangible. Some details, such as the exhibition
labelling system, are still in a testing phase. Trial
runs during the interim exhibitions are intended to
help arrive at the best possible solution in terms of
visitor-friendliness.
Raphael, The Sistine Madonna, c. 1512/13, Photo: Estel/Klut
This temporary show is the first time that the
eastern wing has been used for exhibiting paint­
ings. The large columned hall in which the exhibi­
tion begins provides a concentrated tour through
the history of 15th and 16th-century painting.
The current exhibition moves away from the tra­
ditional principle of hanging paintings according
to schools, drawing attention instead to stylistic
constellations across Europe. Thus, Italian, Spanish,
Flemish, Dutch, German, French, English and Swiss
artists are brought together in various groupings –
focusing on the themes of portraits, still-lifes,
Caravaggism or the pastel technique. Visitors will
find an exhibition of European painting which
illustrates both unifying and separating features
that transcend national borders.
Official Sponsor
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In the tradition of the collection
of the House of Wettin A.L.
Visitor information
German Hall: 18 th century
(access via 1st floor)
27 Sentimentalism and Enlightenment
2nd floor: 17 th and 18 th century
26 18th-century court art
25 Pastels
24 Still-lifes
23 Dutch genre painting
22 Venetian vedute
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21 Bellotto’s Dresden
20 Rembrandt
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18 17 th-century Italian painting
17 Velázquez
16 Saxon landscapes
15 History painting 14 Altarpieces
13 17th-century Dutch painting
12 17th-century French painting
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10 Venetian painting
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Admission to the Zwinger
(incl. Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Porzellan­
sammlung, Mathematisch-Physikalischer Salon)
10 Euro, Concessions: 7.50 Euro,
Groups of 10 or more: 9 Euro per person
Children and adolescents under the age of 17:
free admission
Day Ticket for all museums of the Staatliche
Kunstsammlungen Dresden (except Histori­
sches Grünes Gewölbe): 19 Euro
Information and booking guided tours
Tel.: + 49 (0) 351 - 49 14 20 00
Fax: + 49 (0) 351 - 49 14 20 01
besucherservice@skd.museum
www.skd.museum
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9 Court art around 1550
8 Italian Mannerism
7 Venetian painting
6 Portraits
5 Ferrarese painting
4 Cranach
3 Early Renaissance
2 Portraits
1 Altarpieces and devotional images
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Note: Photography and filming for private, non-commercial purposes is generally permitted, but
without the use of flash, tripod or selfie-stick; maintain a distance of at least 50 cm from the work
of art; please be considerate of other visitors and preserve the copyrights and personal rights of
third parties (the SKD’s Visitor Regulations apply).
Photographs: 1 Correggio, The Holy Night, 1522/30, Gal. no. 152 | 2 Hans Holbein the Younger, Portrait of Charles de Solier, Sieur de Morette, 1534/35, Gal. no. 1890 | 3 Giorgione/
Titian, Sleeping Venus, 1508/1510, Gal. no. 185 | 4 Titian, The Tribute Money, c.1516, Gal. no. 169 | 5 Raphael, The Sistine Madonna, c.1512/13, Gal. no. 93 | 6 Graff, Self-Portrait at
the Age of 58, 1794/95, Gal. no. 2167 | 7 Rembrandt, Rembrandt and Saskia in the Parable of the Prodigal Son, c.1635, Gal. no. 1559 | 8 Jan Vermeer van Delft, Girl Reading a Letter by
an Open Window, c.1659, Gal. no. 1336 | 9 De Heem, Fruits next to a Glass Vase with Flowers, c.1670/72, Gal. no. 1267 | 10 Jean-Etienne Liotard, The Chocolate Girl, c.1744/45, Gal.
no. P 161 | Photos: Estel/Klut | As at: February 2016, subject to change without notice © Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
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