Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) The Geographer (De geograaf) 1669 Oil on canvas, 52 x 45 cm Städel Museum, Frankfurt The geographer has just been measuring distances on a map with his compass; now, he pauses for thought. The globe and the map…
Städelsches Kunstinstitut und Städtische Galerie Founded: 1815 Address: Schaumainkai 63, 60596 Frankfurt am Main, Germany Website: https://www.staedelmuseum.de/en Collection: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V…
Museums: • Städel Museum (Städelsches Kunstinstitut und Städtische Galerie): Schaumainkai 63, 60596 Frankfurt am Main Births: • Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von (1749-1832) • Scholderer, Otto (1834-1902) Deaths: • Scholderer, Otto (1834-1902) See also: • Cities | Germany
Mantegna, Andrea (c.1431-1506) Presentazione al Tempio (Presentation in the Temple) c.1454 Tempera on wood, 77.1 x 94.4 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin The Presentation of Christ in the Temple is narrated in the Gospel of Saint Luke (2:21–39). Soon after his birth, Jesus was…
Opened: 1846 Address: Lorenzstraße 19, 76135 Karlsruhe, Germany Website: https://www.kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de/en/ Collection: • Dürer, Albrecht (1471-1528): Christ as the Man of Sorrows (c.1492-93) • Manet, Édouard (1832-1883): Le Petit Lange (1862) See also: • Karlsruhe (Germany) | Museums
Museums: • Staatliche Kunsthalle: Hans-Thoma-Straße 2, 76133 Karlsruhe See also: • Cities | Germany
Bruegel the Elder, Pieter (c.1525-1569) Head of an Old Farmer’s Wife c.1560–1565 Oil on oak, 22 x 18.4 cm Alte Pinakothek, Munich Such studies of facial expressions, known as tronies, served to capture a fleeting moment of powerful emotion and its…
Bruegel the Elder, Pieter (c.1525-1569) Two Chained Monkeys 1562 Oil on oak panel, 19.9 x 23.3 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin SHELFMARK / INSCRIPTION: Inscription lower left: • BRVEGEL • MDLXII • This unusual picture dates from the year 1562, shortly before Bruegel…
Bruegel the Elder, Pieter (c.1525-1569) The Land of Milk and Honey 1567 Oil on oak, 51.5 x 78.3 cm Alte Pinakothek, Munich The theme broached here is human wrongdoing that includes idleness and gluttony. It pervades all social classes, as shown…
Established: 1836 Location: Barer Straße 27, 80333 München Website: https://www.pinakothek.de/en Collection: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See also: •…