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Typical of the late Gothic period were two-storey cabinets, which were used for the safekeeping of valuable textiles. They often came from the sacristies at prosperous monasteries…

…recently created dioramas by Peter Sauerer (born 1958) illuminate the tradition from a new, unconventional perspective. The präsentation WEIHNACHTSKRIPPE ANDERS is included in…

This bronze is a scaled-down version of the ancient marble group on display in the Uffizi of Florence which is famous for its captivatingly realistic rendering of combat. In fact,…

Fashion in the first half of the 19th century. German guided tour Dr. Johannes Pietsch The guided tour is free. Standard museum admission applies.

…That the illusion is created by using the natural colours of the different types of wood only adds to the amazement. The furniture is part of a tradition that began with the…

The Kunst- und Wunderkammer (Chamber of Art and Curiosities) at Landshut's Trausnitz Castle is modelled on the Munich Kunstkammer (Chamber of Art) of Bavarian Dukes Albrecht V and…

Pallasch with sheath of Elector Maximilian I. Johann Michael (goldsmith). Prague (grip and sheath), Passau (blade), c. 1610/1614. Steel, damascened, silver, parcel-gilt, enamel,…

This monumental showpiece cabinet with two writing compartments with fold-down desk tops on each side, revolving tabernacle with drawers in the middle and a top piece with clock…

Blue-glazed jugs were considered pure luxury in the 17th and 18th centuries, especially in rural Bavarian households, and only the wealthiest farmers and officials could afford…

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Suits of armour dressed on wooden figures from the 16th century are extremely rare and only known to exist in a few churches and old armouries. For centuries, this wooden figure…

These highly fashionable shoes in pink satin belonged to the well-known English Knatchbull family, who continue to be members of England's high nobility. Surely they were intended…

This figure is not the only nude representation of the Christ child; it is however undoubtedly the most beautiful. No other carving captures the infant Jesus' movement so…

The two-door cabinet is painted with depictions of the four seasons. In the lower half of the left door, a Latin inscription informs us that it was made in Elbach and painted in…

The golden medallion with the half-figure of an archangel in luminous cloisonné enamel is one of the extremely rare works of this type with a figurative representation from the…

In the 18th century, Parisian luxury goods retailers created a new fashion. They had combined various luxury goods, including Meissen porcelain figures, with fire-gilded bronze…

This table clock is a significant work of the Baroque Chinese-style. The dragon as a crowning feature and the seated Chinese man on the table stretcher bear testimony to this.…

Along with household utensils and bedding, painted furniture remained a key item in a bride's dowry well into the 20th century. A basic feature for distinguishing the origin of…

The Christ Child sits in a rosebush that is growing in front of Mary; he tenderly touches his mother's chin. This depiction combines the old idea of Jesus, who came from the root…

…century, the potters of Kröning faced a decline in sales because mass-produced earthenware and porcelain began to displace traditional everyday ceramics. A change in the range of…

…renderings of the lively hustle and bustle of the southern Italian city. The audience would therefore have to look for a reference to the Christmas story in this market scene.…

This expressive satyr mask with attached irregular stag antlers is part of an ensemble created by the court sculptor Christof Angermair for Elector Maximilian I. The ensemble…

This loosely-falling dress was tailored around 1740 and was later refashioned into a robe à la française with a fitted top around 1775. What makes this gown special is the use of…

…glass art in the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum. The portrait of a splendidly dressed young woman is executed in the manner of a reverse glass painting on the underside of the bowl.…

According to Roman myth, there were not enough women in the newly founded city of Rome. For this reason, the Romans set out to abduct the women of the neighbouring Sabine tribe.…

This statuette was most likely executed for an art-minded collector. It can be enjoyed from all sides, and its richness in detail invites viewers to hold it in their hands to…

…small businesses specialising in figurative reverse glass painting settled around glassworks in numerous places throughout Bavaria. The mostly religious motifs were executed by…

The monumental lidded goblet is one of the major works of Baroque glass art. It was executed for August the Strong, King of Poland and Elector of Saxony. The huge, five-litre…

…it publicly in his barn in Bolzano, South Tyrol. In travel guides of the time, his work was listed as one of the city's most important attractions. Originally, the buildings were…

…it is one of the museum's ultimate textile treasures. Its shimmering, golden yellow silk fabric with an exotic pattern may have been made in Syria. Such luxury fabrics were…

This magnificent, colourful piece of jewellery art is a testimony to the political propaganda of the House of Wittelsbach, commissioned by the Bavarian Elector Karl Albrecht after…

David Roentgen was the most famous German cabinetmaker of the 18th century. His Neuwied furniture factory supplied all European courts between Paris, Berlin and St Petersburg.…

…craftsmanship of the Middle Ages is this altar frontal from the Bamberg Cathedral. It shows the procession of the Magi on horseback coming to venerate the Christ child. The…

This delicate silver Rococo centrepiece showing a pavilion with the group of musicians around a harpsichordist once adorned the table of Hildesheim's Prince-Bishop Friedrich…

…riverbank outside the city of Philippi, St Paul is speaking to the attentively listening women. Pieter Coecke van Aelst, at the time, one of the most famous Flemish artists…

The handcart, decorated with garlands and bouquets of flowers, is laden with furniture, bedding, household and kitchen utensils and vessels. This is the ideal-type representation…

Hunting was the privilege and passion of the nobility. This precious wheellock gun is one of the characteristic achievements of the Munich court workshops, where cutting and…

In 1810, Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria ordered a dessert service from the Nymphenburg Porcelain Factory with copies based on the 'most exquisite paintings' in the Royal Gallery -…

Duke Albrecht V of Bavaria was an avid collector and used his extensive connections to acquire high-level works of art This includes a Faenza maiolica service dated 1576, one of…

…to be a deceptively lifelike leather case containing six magnificently decorated knives with delicate handles made of bone. Cutlery cases in the shape of trouts from the…

Max Schmederer, the world-renowned collector of nativity scenes from Munich, acquired the figures for this nativity scene before 1900 at an auction of objects belonging to the…

…coloured and microscopically executed enamel paintings, are among the most precious works of art in Elector Johann Wilhelm's Düsseldorf collection. Employed at his court was the…

…The nativity scene comes from the estate of a sausage and meat manufacturer from Aichach who acquired it from the artist himself. It was used by the family over many decades…

These two vases form the dazzling highlight in the permanent collection dedicated to art during the reign of King Ludwig I of Bavaria. The monarch and his consort Therese are…

In the 18th century, nativity scenes were almost exclusively exhibited publicly in churches and convents. In this nativity scene by the Servite Order, a Catholic Order committed…

As late as the 18th century, courts of justice would impose public shaming as punishment for minor offenses. The aim was to deter others by publicly disgrace the condemned. One…

German guided workshop für curious. This workshop is designed for anyone who enjoys experimenting and would like to explore the fascinating material of porcelain. No prior…

…attractions of the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum is the largest and most important group of works by Tilman Riemenschneider, the most renowned sculptor of German Late Gothic art.…

…nine men's morris and trictrac (backgammon) on the outer and inner sides of a game box was quite common in the 16th century. The contrasting colour play of shimmering…

Moravian nativity scenes made of paper have their very own aesthetic: they are characterised by steep backdrops since the two-dimensional figures do not allow for a spatially deep…