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Staatsgalerie
The Staatsgalerie grew from the museum
of fine arts founded in 1843 by King
Wilhelm I and containing the king’s
private collection. Now it ranks among
the finest of German galleries. As well
as its own magnificent collection of old
masters and modern artists, the gallery
has an extensive collection of graphics.
In 1984 the art gallery acquired an
extension designed by James Stirling.
Entrance to Alte
Staatsgalerie
Crossing of the Rhine near Rhenen (1642)
The Dutch painter Jan van Goyen became
famous for his evocative landscapes, which were
often executed in uniform tones of lead-grey or
brown-green.
. St Paul in Prison (1627)
In this, one of his earliest works,
Rembrandt depicted the Apostle Paul
awaiting death in a humble cell.
Key
14th–19th-century art
19th-century art
20th-century art
Contemporary art
Temporary exhibitions
Non-exhibition rooms
For hotels and restaurants in this area see pp497–8 and pp522–4
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. Iphigenie
(1871)
Anselm Feuerbach’s
painting was
inspired by a play
by Goethe,
Iphigenie auf Tauris.
Entrance to Neue
Staatsgalerie
Bathsheba at her Toilet
(around 1485)
In this painting, which is a
fragment of a lost triptych
illustrating Justice, Hans
Memling uses the Old
Testament story of
Bathsheba to exemplify
the abuse of power,
intervention by God and
the reformation of a sinner.
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Spring Fields (1887) VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
One of the leading members
of the French Impressionist Konrad-Adenauer-Straße 30–32.
movement, Claude Monet Tel (0711) 47 04 00.
was unsurpassed in his
Open 10am–6pm Tue, Wed, Fri–
rendition of iridescent light. Sun, 10am–8pm Thu. &
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Mother and Child (1905)
This painting by Pablo Picasso
represents his “pink period”,
which preceded the famous
Cubist experiments of this great
Spanish artist.
Female Nude Reclining on a
White Pillow (1917)
Amadeo Modigliani became
famous for his idiosyncratic
portraits and female nudes.
First
floor
The Mourning of
Christ (around 1490)
This subtle depiction
of Christ is the work
of the Venetian artist
Giovanni Bellini.
Gallery Guide
Permanent exhibitions are located over the first floor of
the two buildings. In the Alte Staatsgalerie are works by
Ground floor the old masters and from the 19th-century. The Neue
Staatsgalerie holds 20th-century art.
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