Albertinum Masterpieces of the Nineteenth Century
From Friedrich to Gauguin and from Rietschel to Rodin: selected masterpieces of the 19th century. Painting and sculpture between Romanticism and Symbolism (tour with audio commentaries).
- Building
- Albertinum
- Collection
- Albertinum
- Duration
- 1 hour
WELCOME
History of the Albertinum
WELCOME. THE TOUR BEGINS.
Our tour now continues on the first floor. From the Atrium either take the elevator or the staircase up to the Mosaic Hall. In the Mosaic Hall we will be taking a closer look at Schiller and Goethe – in a model in a glass display case on the left-hand side.
The Mosaic Hall
Wilhelmine Benigna Biron Duchess of Sagan
Thorvaldsen, Bertel ((1770-1844)) | Sculptor
Wilhelmine, Sagan, Herzogin ((1770-1844)) | Person(s) shown
Design for the Goethe-Schiller Monument in Weimar
Rietschel, Ernst (1804-1861) | Sculptor
Schiller, Friedrich (1804-1861) | Person(s) shown
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von (1804-1861) | Person(s) shown
Nicholas I Pavlovich, Tsar of Russia
Rauch, Christian Daniel ((1777-1857)) | Sculptor
Nikolaj, Russland, Zar ((1777-1857)) | Person(s) shown
Alexandra Feodorovna, Tsarina of Russia
Rauch, Christian Daniel ((1777-1857)) | Sculptor
Alexandra, Russland, Zarin ((1777-1857)) | Person(s) shown
Allegory of Music pediment
Rietschel, Ernst ((1804-1861)) | Sculptor
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (plaster model)
Rietschel, Ernst ((1804-1861)) | Sculptor
Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim ((1804-1861)) | Person(s) shown
Next stop
Leave now the Mosaik Hall and go to the Klingre Hall on the opoosite side.
Amazon
Stuck, Franz von ((1863-1928)) | Sculptor
Forest Secret
Diez, Robert ((1844-1922)) | Sculptor
Next stop
Now, our tour continues on the second floor. Either take the elevator or the large staircase and on the second floor go through the entrance on the right of the staircase. The next stop is a painting by Caspar David Friedrich in the second room.
Cross in the Mountains
Friedrich, Caspar David ((1774-1840)) | Painter
Kühn, Christian Gottlob ((1774-1840)) | woodcarver
Friedrich, Caspar David ((1774-1840)) | Design
The Large Enclosure near Dresden
Friedrich, Caspar David ((1774-1840)) | Painter
Next room
The next painting on our tour is in the next room. You’ll find it on the left-hand side.
Young Lady with Drawing Utensils - Countess Thekla Ludolf, née Weyssenhoff
Vogel von Vogelstein, Carl Christian ((1788-1868)) | Painter
The wedding painting
Our next stop is in the same room. A painting of a wedding by Ludwig Richter.
Bridal Procession in Spring
Richter, Ludwig ((1803-1884)) | Painter
Two rooms ahead
Now carry on trough the next room to the room after that. There you can find the next stop on our tour on the left-hand side.
Next room
Our next stop is in the next room. A painting of dancers by Degas.
Two Dancers
Degas, Edgar ((1834-1917)) | Painter
Little Dancer, aged Fourteen
Degas, Edgar ((1834-1917)) | Sculptor
The following two works
In the next room, you can find out more about the paintings of Claude Monet and Paul Gauguin.
Parau Api. What's New?
Gauguin, Paul ((1848-1903)) | Painter
The New Salome
Klinger, Max (1857-1920) | Sculptor
Summer's Day
Böcklin, Arnold ((1827-1901)) | Painter
Last work on the tour
You can leave the Gallery and go back through the staircase to the first floor. Now go back towards the entrance and enter the Sculpture Hall through the door on the right with the luminous arrow. Rodin’s famous sculpture The Thinker is then directly ahead of you.
The Thinker
Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917) | Sculptor
Firedamp
Meunier, Constantin ((1831-1905)) | Sculptor
The Porter
Meunier, Constantin ((1831-1905)) | Sculptor
Thank you and good bye
Now we have come to the end of the tour. We appreciate the interest and thank you for your attention. For more exciting tours, you can have a look at the tour overview.
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