Amongst the outstanding collection of museums in Munich’s art district – Kunstareal – are the three Pinakothek museums. All ...

To plan or to improvise? This was, in broad strokes, a vital question facing 16th-century Italian painters. Florentine artists favored careful design, a process that began with disegno, drawing. Their ...

The Alte Pinakothek houses one of the world’s most important collections. On display are more than 800 paintings, masterpieces of European 14th to 18th Century painting. Precise, delicate early ...

Rachel Ruysch may be the most famous artist you have never heard of. Sprung into stardom at the tail end of the 17th century when Dutch art was at its peak, Ruysch (1664-1750) made her name painting ...

The director of Munich’s Alte Pinakothek, Dr. Ernst Buchner, was ready for World War II the day it came. Years before, he had sought out and established Alpine hideaways for his masterpieces. When war ...

The plan was to drive to London, drop off a painting at the restorer, fly to Munich to visit the Alte Pinakothek, and then return to London to view the Old Master sales, before driving home—perhaps, ...