Gemäldegalerie (disambiguation)

As an art gallery, a museum is called, which exhibits mainly works of art ( paintings). In general, there is a permanent exhibition.

Historical Development

The oldest evidence for image galleries come from India, where three types of galleries ( Chitrasalas ) were distinguished: palace galleries, public and private galleries.

In the Uffizi Gallery in Florence a galleria upstairs to the exhibition of pictures was used in the 16th century. One of the first independent gallery buildings for the exhibition of art originated with the 1709 to 1712 built Art Gallery Dusseldorf. The oldest preserved royal gallery and museum in Germany is the built 1755-1764 Sanssouci Picture Gallery. In the 17th and 18th centuries, a long, strong durchfensterter tract was designated as the palace, which is particularly well suited for presentation of paintings. Characteristic of the more conceptual history was the Grande Galerie of the Louvre, in the important paintings of the Italian and French schools of the public were shown for the first time. Henceforth you pointed particularly museums galleries, which were specially built for the presentation of paintings.

Examples:

• Gemäldegalerie (Berlin ), Berlin
• Gemäldegalerie Dachau
• Anhalt Art Gallery, Dessau
• Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden
• Galerie Neue Meister, Dresden
• Picture Gallery Dusseldorf
• Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Kassel )
• Dulwich Picture Gallery, London
• Picture Gallery ( Sanssouci ), Potsdam