Bildergalerie am Schloss Sanssouci - Sanssouci Palace Picture Gallery - Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation Berlin-Brandenburg
Im Park Sanssouci 4
14469 Potsdam
Telephone: +49 (0)331.96 94-181
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Bildergalerie am Schloss Sanssoucihttp://www.spsg.de/index.php?id=156
The Picture Gallery of Sanssouci is the oldest remaining royal museum in Germany. Frederick II commissioned the Picture Gallery as a separate building, near Sanssouci Palace, to accommodate a selection of works from his painting collection. The long gallery building was erected by Johann Gottfried Büring from 1755 to 1764. Since 1996, after its restoration, one can see it in its old splendour.
The contrast between the modest exterior and the lavish interiors is unexpected. Here, the visitors can admire gilded ornamentation and gleaming floors of yellow and white marble, a colourful, stone inlaid floor, both classical and Baroque sculpture, as well as allegories of the arts and sciences in stuccowork high above their heads.
The paintings of Frederick II get presented in splendidly graved gilded frames. Paintings from other Prussian palaces are also included in the display. Among the highlights are Caravaggio’s "Doubting Thomas", Anton van Dyck’s "Pentecost", and works by Peter Paul Rubens.
Related Topics
Anton van Dyck, Caravaggio, Frederick the Great, Painting, Peter Paul Rubens, Rococo
