Berlin Staatliche Museen

Gemäldegallerie 2001

The Gemäldegallerie in the Kulturforum at the Potsdamer Platz houses the collection of Old Masters (13th to 18th cent) of the former Preussischer Kulturbesitz. Its nearly 2000 paintings(!) are exemplarily organized in a modern building built 1998 for this purpose with special rooms for integrated subjects under indirect ceiling lights etc. - The quality of the pictures is very high - a daunting task to see. - We spent 2 hours there beween 8 and 10 pm. The place was completely empty – except for the knowledgeable and friendly guards - who had at the time nothing to do.

Amberger, The Cartographer Sebastian Muenster, 1452

Bellini, Resurrection, 1479

Bosch, St. John on Patmos, 1496

Carpaggio, Christ's Burial, 1520

Conrad Witz, Solomon and Sheba, 1435

Dieric Bouts the Elder, Christ in Simon's House, 1440

Fra Filipo Lippi, Madonna in the Forest, 1460

Geertgen tot Sint Jans, St John, 1495

Holbein, George Gisze, 1532

Hugo van de Goes, Montfort Altar, 1470

Jan van Eyck, Madonna in the Cathedral, 1425

Lorenzo Lotto, Young Man, 1526

Mantegna, Presentation in the Temple, 1460

Piero della Francesca, St.Jerome, 1450

Rogier van der Weyden, Bladelin Triptych, 1450

Rogier van der Weyden, St John Triptych, 1454

Vermeer, Glass of Wine, 1658

Vermeer, The Necklace, 1664

Rembrandt, Young Jew, 1656