GEMÄLDEGALERIE

INTRODUCTION

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It currently holds over 1500 paintings, spanning some five centuries of art history. The art gallery is located in the Kulturforum, a large complex that also comprises buildings such as the Museum of...

LOVE TRIUMPHANT BY CARAVAGGIO

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Michelangelo Merisi, better known as Caravaggio, was an innovative painter. He was the first to paint directly using a brush, without a preparatory sketch; he perfected the chiaroscuro technique, and...

MOSES BY REMBRANDT

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Moses Breaking the Tablets of the Law is a work by Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, the most important painter of the Dutch School. The large size of the canvas, unusual for a single subject, the...

MIRAFLORES BY WEYDEN

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The Miraflores Altarpiece is one of the most famous altarpieces painted by the Netherlandish artist, Rogier van der Weyden. It was painted between 1422 and 1445 for John II of Castile, and donated...