New Pinakothek(Neue Pinakothek)Munich

New Pinakothek(Neue Pinakothek)Munich

One of the most important 19th century art museums in the word is located in Munich, Germany, named Nueue Pinakothek.Munich’s Kunstareal or the art area comprises of Neue Pinakothek,Alte Pinakothek & Pinakothek der Moderne.

HISTORY OF NEUE PINAKOTHEK:

King Ludwig of Bavaria was the founder of the museum in 1853.The museum displays a vast collection of the king’s collection of contemporary art along with many recent enriched collections.The excellent collection of impressionism was possible due to”Tschudi Contribution”in 1905/1914.44 paintings,9sculptures,22 drawings,most of which are creations of new French artists have been collected by the General Director of the State,Hugo Von Tschudi.These works could not have been purchased by public funds.Thus private funds were used by Tschudi associates after he passed away in 1911.Pinakothek became the states property in 1915.After the destruction of the original building in the World WarII,it has been recreated in 1981.

COLLECTIONS IN PINAKOTHEK:

Out of the 3000 art works present in the Museum,only 400 paintings and 50 sculptures are there for public viewing.Some of the vast variety of paintings and sculptures exhibited in the Museum are as follows:

International Paintings:
There are collections of Francisco de Goya,Jacques-Louis David,Anton Graff etc.

English Paintings:
Outside United Kingdom, one will find the largest collection of art works by Thomas Gainsborough,William Hogarth,John Constable etc.

German Artists of Roman Classicism:
Works of artists like Friedrich Overbeck,Friedrich von Schadow,Peter von Corneliusetc.

German Romanticism:
Caspar David Friedrich,Karl Friedrich Schinkel etc are the major artists who’s work are exhibited.

Biedermeier:
Franz Xaver Winterhalter,Carl Spitzweg are the artists ,whose works one can find here.

French Realism & French Romanticism:
Eugene Delacroix,Theodore Gercault,Gustave Courbet are some of the artists.

German Impressionists:
Max Liebermann,Lovis Corinth are few of the artists in this section.

French Impressionism:
Great works of Pierre-Auguste Renoir,Edouard Manet,Claude Monet,Paul Gauguin,Paul Cezanne,Edgar Degas,Vincent van Gogh are on display in this museum.

GALLERY OF PINAKOTHEK:

The gallery of the museum has an amazing collection of pictures of some renowned artists such as:

Francisco de Goya, Jacques-Louis David, Thomas Gainsborough, Friedrich Overbeck, Paul Gauguin, Vincent van Gogh are some of the artists whose work find place in the museum.

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