Alte Pinakothek
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Alte Pinakothek
Barer Straße 27
Entrance Theresienstraße
80333 München
Germany
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The collection of the Alte Pinakothek encompasses over 700 artworks from the 14th to the 18th centuries. Here, milestones of the European painting tradition join to form a survey, in unique concentration, that spans the development from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance and Baroque, through to the late Rococo period. The collections consists of works by amongst others Dürer, Raphael, Leonardo, Titian, El Greco, Rubens, Rembrandt, Boucher and their contemporaries. The museum, contracted by the Bavarian King Ludwig I, was built by Leo von Klenze between 1826 and 1836 in the Neoclassical style. Originally, the Alte Pinakothek was intended to make sufficient space available for the art collection of the House of Wittelsbach. Over and above this, King Ludwig I sought to use the construction of the Alte Pinakothek as a means of providing the general public access to his collection. The permanent presentation shows outstanding works from the golden ages of German, Flemish, Dutch, French, Italian and Spanish painting.