Netherlands 15th – 16th centuries

Masterpieces of the Picture Gallery

Painted on both sides, the panel originally formed the left wing of a small altarpiece. Bosch sets the scene in his present so as to make clear to the
Hieronymus Bosch
Kreuztragung Christi
During a peace congress in Arras in 1435, van Eyck produced a silverpoint drawing (Dresden) in which he not only caught the physiognomy of the elderly
Jan van Eyck
Kardinal Niccolò Albergati (1375-1443)
In the background the separate burials of the head and the body following the decapitation of the Baptist under Herod's rule can be seen; in the
Geertgen tot Sint Jans
Schicksal der irdischen Überreste Johannes d. Täufers
To the left in the far-off landscape of paradise, the Fall of Man is depicted, to the right the Lamentation of Christ in front of the bare hill where
Hugo van der Goes
Diptychon mit Sündenfall und Erlösung (Beweinung Christi)
The scene presented today as the wing of an altarpiece probably originates from a single panel on which the frame was only painted. At an early stage
Rogier van der Weyden
Kreuzigungsaltar
Starting in the mid-16th century, Aertsen developed a new type of Netherlandish painting in his depictions of kitchens and markets. In most cases he
Pieter Aertsen
Vanitas-Stilleben
Bruegel introduced to the art of painting the autumn motif of the returning herd, a subject untypical for the Netherlands. To achieve this, he would
Pieter Bruegel d. Ä.
Heimkehr der Herde (Herbst)
From 1600 on, painting flowers developed into a separate category of still life. Jan Breughel is one of the main representatives of this genre, with
Jan Brueghel d. Ä.
Großer Blumenstrauß in einem Holzgefäß
Bacchus, the ancient god of wine, is returning in triumph from India to Greece; this is suggested by the panther and the god's dark-skinned
Maerten van Heemskerck
Triumphzug des Bacchus
This picture is an early work by Orley, the central panel of a winged altarpiece. The side panels are now in Brussels. The Apostles Matthew and Thomas
Bernaert van Orley
Thomas- und Matthias Altar
The fame of Patinier spread far beyond the borders of his home country even during his own lifetime. In his Dutch diary of 1521, Albrecht Dürer
Joachim Patinier
Taufe Christi (Links im Mittelgrund: Predigt Johannes d. Täufers)
Widely travelled, Scorel succeeded Raphael as keeper of the papal collection at the Vatican, a position he held from 1521-1524. This explains his
Jan van Scorel
Darbringung Christi im Tempel
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