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Wallraf-Richartz-Museum & Fondation Corboud
This museum was named after Ferdinand Franz
Wallraf, who bequeathed his art collection to the
city in 1824, and Johann Heinrich Richartz, who
funded the first building. Medieval and early
modern paintings (1250 to 1550) form the core of
the collection. There are also works by Rubens
and Rembrandt, as well as examples from
Impressionism, Realism and Symbolism. In 2001
the Wallraf-Richartz-Museum moved to a new
building, incorporting many new works from the Bleaching the Linen (1882)
collection of Gérard Corboud. Max Liebermann created this painting in the
early stages of his career, when his work was
largely concerned with Realism.
. Stigmatization of Second
St Francis (around1616) floor
This dark and mysterious
painting, originally created by
Peter Paul Rubens for the
Capuchin church in Cologne, is
untyp ical of the artist’s work.
Reclining Girl (1751)
This young nude,
arranged on her
bed in a provocative
pose, is an example
of the light-hearted
works of so-called
“boudoir art” in which
François Boucher
specialized.
Foyer
. Fifer and Drummer (1502–4)
This subtle painting, the wing of an
altarpiece, is the work of Albrecht
Dürer, who included himself in the
scene – the drummer is a self-
portrait of Dürer himself. Main entrance
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Gallery Guide VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Each floor in the museum displays
paintings belonging to one era. Practical Information
On the first floor, the exhibition Wallraf-Richartz-Museum
& Fondation Corboud: Oben-
begins with a collection of marspforten 40. Tel (0221) 22
art dating from the 12 11 19. Open 10am–6pm
Middle Ages; the
second floor holds Tue–Sun & hols (to 10pm 1st
17th–18th century art, & 3rd Sun of month). = &
∑ wallraf.museum
and on the third floor
works of art from the
19th century are
displayed, organized
by the schools of art
they represent.
Girls on a Bridge (1905)
Third floor Edvard Munch covered the
same subject several times
(see p441). The version held
in Cologne is one of the
earliest, and features an
urbanized landscape.
Jacob accuses Laban
of giving him Lai instead
of Rachel as a wife (1628)
This biblical scene was
painted by one of the
most outstanding
Dutch masters, Hendrick
ter Brugghen.
First floor
Old Woman and Boy
(around 1650–60)
This scene was painted by
Bartolome Esteban Murillo.
The artist excelled not only as
the master of charmingly
sentimental depictions of the
Madonna, but was also an
excellent observer of every-
day life in 17th-century Spain.
Key
Medieval paintings
Madonna and Child (1325–30) 17th- and 18th-century
This central panel of a polyptych paintings
by Simone Martini is thought to 19th- and 20th-century
have originated from the San paintings
Agostino church in San Giminiano. Non-exhibition space
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