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Masterpieces of the Picture Gallery

Two panels of the predella (base) of Altdorfer's large altarpiece of St. Sebastian and the Passion of Christ, one of the major works of the Danube
Albrecht Altdorfer
Auferstehung Christi
Among Cranach's duties as court painter was to preserve important scenes of courtly life in his pictures. Here we have a bird's-eye view of a large
Lucas Cranach d. Ä.
Hirschjagd des Kurfürsten Friedrich d. Weisen
This depiction of the Madonna differs from others in the long series painted by Dürer in the marked difference between Mary's head and the infant
Albrecht Dürer
Maria mit Kind
Holbein became court painter to Henry VIII of England in 1536. Among the first of his paintings in the service of the King was this portrait of Jane
Hans Holbein d. J.
Jane Seymour (um 1509-1537)
The inscription states the name and origin of the portrait's subject, and the antiquated form points to his profession as a humanistically trained
Wolf Huber
Der Humanist Jacob Ziegler (1470/1471-1549)
The Nuremberg merchant Matthäus Landauer founded the "Twelve Brothers' House" as a home for aged and destitute craftsmen. He commissioned Dürer to do
Albrecht Dürer
Allerheiligenbild ("Landauer Altar")
The emperor is depicted here as an elegant private gentleman. The desired effect of dignity and power is achieved by the manner in which the emperor
Albrecht Dürer
Kaiser Maximilian I.
At the end of 1505, Dürer travelled to Venice for the second time. The impression of Venetian Renaissance painting and the new self-confident status
Albrecht Dürer
Brustbild einer jungen Venezianerin
The Holy Family are grouped out in the open, with a scattering of new snow around them on the ground. It is night, and countless mysterious sources of
Albrecht Altdorfer
Geburt Christi
During the fifteenth century the Crucifixion scene with numerous peripheral figures was among the most common of commissions in late-Gothic painting.
Lucas Cranach d. Ä.
Kreuzigung Christi
With cunning and courage, the Old Testament heroine succeeded in entering the camp of Holofernes outside the city of Bethulia. There she put an end to
Lucas Cranach d. Ä.
Judith mit dem Haupt des Holofernes
Charles V was the eldest son of Philipp the Handsome and Joan of Castile. After the death of his grandfather Emperor Maximilian I, he united under his
Jakob Seisenegger
Kaiser Karl V. (1500-1558) mit seinem Englischen Wasserhund
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