One of the oldest art museums in Europe, the Dresden Picture Gallery, was founded in 1855. The collection of paintings for the Dresden Gallery began to form, and earlier, in the middle of the 15th century, and at that time was part of the local Kunstkamera. Its heyday Dresden Gallery reached the end of the 19th century, when its exposition was already about 2.5 thousand paintings by Dutch and Italian masters. By 1931, the meeting had expanded so much that it had to be divided, leaving only paintings created in the Dresden Gallery from the 13th to the 18th century. Today Dresden is one of the most popular tourist cities, especially among art critics and fans of painting.
Masterpieces of the Dresden Picture Gallery
The pearl of the Dresden Gallery, without any doubt, is the "Sistine Madonna" by the hand of the great Raphael . This picture appeared in the collection during the reign of Elector August III, who did not spare money or time to replenish the meeting.
The painting "The Madonna with the Kuchchin Family" by another great Italian painter , Paolo Veronese, also appeared in the gallery during the reign of Augustus III. Despite the religious plot, the picture strikes a multitude of household details. It was these liberties that caused the disgrace of the master from the Catholic Church.
The author of another beautiful painting "The square in front of the church G. Giovanni e Paolo" - Giovanni Canaletto - lived and worked in Italy in the first half of the 18th century. His paintings are literally permeated with love for his native Venice.
The famous "Chocolate Girl" by Jean Etienne Lyotard can also be seen in the Dresden Picture Gallery.
On the portrait of Hans Holbein the Younger, we can see the extraordinary personality of that time - a seafarer, commander and diplomat Charles de Moretta.
It is impossible to pass and by the portrait of a young man the brush of another German master - Albrecht Durer . Let the name of the young man from the portrait and not remain in history, but this does not diminish the artistic value of the canvas.
Attracts a look and the picture of Ian Vermeer's "Girl reading the letter . " It opens the door to the usual Dutch dwelling of the middle of the 17th century.
Interesting and unusual are the canvases of the Flanders painter Peter Rubens . One of them - "Hunting for a wild boar" - allows you to feel the excitement of hunters overtaking their prey.
The works of one of the pupils of Rubens, Anthony van Dyck , also adorn the walls of the Dresden Gallery. "Portrait of a soldier in armor with a red bandage" depicts a young energetic youth clad in armor.
It is impossible not to mention the great master with a tragic fate, whose canvases also found their place in the walls of the Dresden Gallery. It's about Rembrandt van Rijn , whose paintings are striking in tragedy. One of his lightest works is the portrait of his wife, Saskia van Ellenburg .
Dresden Gallery - address and opening hours
To receive unforgettable impressions of the world's masterpieces of painting, you can every day except Monday from 10 to 18 hours at Theaterplatz 1, Dresden.