Picture Gallery
The Picture Gallery at the Kunsthistorisches Museum originated from the Habsburg art collections and, today, is considered one of the largest and most significant collections of its kind anywhere in the world.
The foundation of the collection and its main cornerstones were established back in the seventeenth century: Venetian paintings from the sixteenth century (Titian, Veronese, Tintoretto); Flemish paintings from the seventeenth century (Peter Paul Rubens, Sir Anthony van Dyck); Early Netherlandish paintings (Jan van Eyck, Rogier van der Weyden); and early German paintings (Albrecht Dürer, Lucas Cranach).
Research projects on the collection
Publications on the collection
Collection Guidebook Masterpieces of the Picture Gallery
€ 19,90
Book Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna. The Picture Gallery
€ 37,00
Contact
Permanent exhibition
The Picture Gallery is permanently located on the first floor of the Kunsthistorisches Museum.
The Picture Gallery at the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna houses one of the world’s largest and most significant collections of European paintings. It spans a 400-year arc, from the first forays into oil painting in the fifteenth century to Renaissance and Baroque works, through to the era of Habsburg Empress Maria Theresa. Visitors are encouraged to experience the art of the Old Masters up close, with over 770 artworks to discover.