The Alte Nationalgalerie (Old National Gallery) owns one of the largest collections of 19th century sculptures and paintings in Germany.
Nineteenth century art is represented by the works of German artists who lived for a year or even decades in Rome (Nazarener): Peter Cornelius, Friedrich Overbeck, Philipp Schadow and Wilhelm Veit were commissioned to paint frescoes on the story of Joseph for the "Casa Bartholdy" in Rome. The collection also contains a significant body of works by Adolph Menzel including famous paintings such as "The Balcony Room" and "The Iron Rolling Mill".
There are also numerous Impressionist paintings of very high quality. Early acquisitions included masterpieces by Edouard Manet, Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir, Edgar Degas, Paul Cézanne and sculptures by Auguste Rodin.German paintings of the second half of the nineteenth century are represented by artists such as Hans Thoma, Anselm Feuerbach, Arnold Böcklin, Hans von Marées, Wilhelm Leibl and Wilhelm Trübner. The Old National Gallery also owns a considerable number of works by Max Liebermann and Lovis Corinth.
Nineteenth century sculptures include the famous marble sculpture of the two Prussian princesses by Johann Gottfried Schadow and works by Berthel Thorwaldsen, Ridolfo Schadow, Reinhold Begas and Adolf von Hildebrand.
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Alte Nationalgalerie Berlin (EUR 9,95)
Redaktionskonzeption: Redaktion: Bernhard Maaz
Prestel Verlag, 2001
128 Seiten,
broschiert
178 Abb., davon 147 in Farbe, 3 Grundrisse
ISBN: 3-7913-1733-4
Best. Nr.: ANG031733