The director will guide you through the collection
On this tour, you will accompany the director of the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Old Masters Picture Gallery) and the Skulpturensammlung (Sculpture Collection) to his favorite pieces. Why are these works particularly close to his heart? Are they outstanding creations, remarkable details or extraordinary narratives?
- Building
- Semperbau
- Collection
- Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister; Skulpturensammlung
- Duration
- 1 hour
Welcome
Dr. Stephan Koja welcomes you.
Directions 1
Go up the stairs to the Antikenhalle/Hall of Antiquities.
Antikenhalle/Hall of Antiquities
Get an insight into the architecture of the Hall of Antiquities as well as the history of the Sculpture Collection.
Directions 2
The first work on our tour is directly in front of the stairs.
Hermaphrodite and Silenus (so-called Dresden Symplegma)
Directions 3
Just go some steps further.
Athena Lemnia
Phidias (c. 450-30 BCE) | Design
Directions 4
Now go to the three large figures dressed in long robes.
Female portrait statue from Herculaneum, so-called Large Herculaneum Woman
Directions 5
Now turn right to the Zwinger courtyard.
Head of a pondering Muse (Polyhymnia)
Directions 6
Go to the wing on the theater side and turn left. You will find the next stop on our tour next to the stairs on the other side of the Sculpture Hall.
Female portrait statue, probably an empress
Directions 7
The next stop on our tour is in the 1st floor in room 108 right next to the door.
Portrait of a Boy
Pintoricchio (c. 1456/60-1513) | Painter
Directions 8
Turn further to the right.
The Tribute Money
Tizian (c. 1488/90-1576) | Painter
Directions 9
The next work is further on in room 108.
The Holy Family
Mantegna, Andrea (1431-1506) | Painter
Directions 10
Our tour continues in room 106.
The Madonna of Saint George
Correggio (c. 1489-1534) | Painter
Directions 11
Now turn further to the right.
The Sistine Madonna
Raffael (1483-1520) | Painter
Directions 12
Now carry on to room 102 – the Sculpture Gallery.
Laocoon, after the antique
unbekannt | Sculptor
Directions 13
To find the next exhibit on our tour carry on further down the room.
Nessus and Deianira
Giambologna (1524/1529-1608) | Sculptor
Directions 14
The next exhibit in also in this room.
Mars
Giambologna (1524/1529-1608) | Artist
Directions 15
Our tour continues in Room 104.
The Resurrection of Christ
Caliari, Paolo, gen. Veronese (1528-1588) | Painter
Wall colours
Learn more about the new colors of the walls.
Directions 16
Our tour now continues in room 117.
Cardsharps
Valentin de Boulogne (1594-1632) | Painter
Directions 17
The next work on our tour is in room 120.
The Healing of the Blind Man
El Greco (1541-1614) | Painter
Directions 18
You will find the next exhibit in room 121.
The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence
Ribera, Jusepe de (1591-1652) | Painter
Directions 19
Our tour continues now in room 125.
The Painter in his Workshop
Dou, Gerrit (1613-1675) | Painter
Directions 20
Now carry on through the next room and then turn left to room 130.
Portrait of a Man in Armour with Red Brassard
Dyck, Anthony van (1599-1641) | Painter
Directions 21
The final work on our tour is on the 2nd floor. Carry on until you reach the Tribuna and then take the stairs. On the 2nd floor go to room 212.
Charles de Solier, Sieur de Morette
Holbein der Jüngere, Hans (1497/98-1543) | Painter
Goodbye
