Staatsgalerie Aschaffenburg
The Staatsgalerie Aschaffenburg ("State Gallery Aschaffenburg") is an art museum in Schloss Johannisburg in Aschaffenburg, Germany. With some 368 paintings, it is the largest of the galleries outside Munich making up the Bavarian State Painting Collections.
The origin and main part of the museum is the collection of Friedrich Karl Joseph von Erthal, Elector of Mainz, who lived in Johannisburg from 1792 until his death in 1802. The focus lies on German and Netherlandic paintings, mainly genre paintings.[1]
Selection of works
- Abraham Bloemaert, The preaching of John the Baptist
- Follower of Adriaen Brouwer, Farmers at the fire
- Aert de Gelder, Passion
Lucas Cranach the Elder, Crossing the Red Sea.jpg)
Lucas Cranach the Elder, Crucification Altar
Anonymous, school of Lucas Cranach the Elder, Mourning the dead Christ
Anonymous, workshop of Lucas Cranach the Elder, The Mass of Saint Gregory.jpg)
Peter Paul Rubens, Wild boar hunt.jpg)
David Teniers the Younger, Costumised monkeys
François-André Vincent, Greek priest
Notes
- ↑ "Staatsgalerie Aschaffenburg". Pinakothek.de. Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen →. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
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Coordinates: 49°58′34″N 9°08′30″E / 49.9761°N 9.1417°E
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