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Two Chained Monkeys (1562)

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…

Netherlandish Proverbs (1559)

Bruegel the Elder, Pieter (c.1525-1569) Netherlandish Proverbs 1559 Oil on oak panel, 117.2 x 163.8 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin SHELFMARK / INSCRIPTION: Reference lower right: BRVEGEL • 1559 The picture brings together 100 proverbs and places them in surroundings that are as…

Amor Vincit Omnia (1601-1602)

Caravaggio (1571-1610) Amor Vincit Omnia (Love Conquers All / Cupid as Victor) 1601–1602 Oil on canvas, 156.5 x 113.3 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin Around 1592/93, Caravaggio came to Rome from Lombardy, bringing with him formative impressions of the works of Savoldo, Lotto, Romanino…

Gemäldegalerie (Berlin)

Founded: 1830 Location: Stauffenbergstraße 40, 10785 Berlin Website: https://www.smb.museum/en/museums-institutions/gemaeldegalerie/home/ Collection: • Antonello da Messina (c.1430-1479): Ritratto d’uomo (1474) • Antonello da Messina (c.1430-1479): Ritratto di giovane (1478) • Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510): Giuliano de’ Medici (1478) • Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510): Madonna Bardi (1484-85) • Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510): Madonna col Bambino e otto angeli (c.1480) • Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510): Ritratto di giovane…

Berlin (Germany)

Museums: • Alte Nationalgalerie: Museum Island, Berlin • Bode Museum: Am Lustgarten, 10178 Berlin • Gemäldegalerie: Stauffenbergstraße 40, 10785 Berlin • Kupferstichkabinett: Matthäikirchplatz 8, 10785 Berlin • Neue Nationalgalerie: Stauffenbergstraße 42, 10785 Berlin Births: • Dietrich, Marlene (1901-1992) • Koster, Henry (1905-1988) • Loewe,…

Germany

Cities, Towns and Villages in Germany: 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 States: • Bavaria • Saxony