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Kassel, culture: Art collections
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In Wilhelmshöhe Palace there are the following Art collections:
Collection of Antiquities
Old Masters Art Gallery
Collection of Prints and Drawings
Collection of Antiquities
On display for the visitor are pieces from Greek and Roman antiquity, the
Neolithic Period, and late antiquity. A considerable number of the pieces on
display were collected by Landgrave Friedrich II, such as the showpiece of the
exhibition, the Kassel Apoll.
Old Masters Art Gallery
The collection is composed of works accumulated by the landgraves of
Hesse-Kassel in the 18th century and new acquisitions made later.
Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) "Elsbeth Tucher", 1499
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Frans Hals (1581-1666) "Peeckelhaering", 1627
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Alongside a representative selection of paintings from the Old German and Old
Netherlandish schools (incl. Cranach, Dürer and Altdorfer), the main emphais
lies on works of the Flemish and Dutch Baroque. Highlights are the paintings by
Rembrandt ("Jacob blessing the Sons of Joseph", "Portrait of Saskia van
Uylenburgh"), Frans Hals ("The Man in a Slouch Hat", The Merry Drinker"), Rubens
("The Triumph of the Victor") and Jacob Jordaens ("The Beanfeast").
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669)
"Jacob blessing the Sons of Joseph" (1656)
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Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669)
"Portrait of Saskia van Uylenburgh"
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The collection is completed by Italian, French and Spanish masters (e.g. Titian,
Poussin and Ribera). 17th and 18th century German paintings can be seen in the
connecting tract. The series of the Kassel court artist Jan van Nickelen with
eight ideal views of the Hercules and the grounds of Wilhelmshöhe below will
also be displayed here for the first time. The study gallery on the second floor
contains works from all countries and epochs.
Collection of Prints and Drawings
The origins of the collection of prints and drawings extend back to the 17th
century. While the landgraves collected primarily portrait engravings at the
beginning, Wilhelm VIII, the founder of the art gallery accumulated an extensive
amount of reproductions of important pictures and buildings which are today
still bound in the original costly leather albums of the 18th century.
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addition extensive study series by individual artist such as Albrecht Dürer,
Hendrik Goltzius or Jacques Callot were purchased.
Thoug the main emphasis of the hand drawings collection lies in the 17th century
Dutch art, it contains a large stock of architectural drawings.
Internet:
http://www.kassel-museum.de
Staatliche Museen Kassel
Schloss Wilhelmshöhe
34131 Kassel
Telefon: (0561)31680-0
eMail: info@museum-kassel.de
Opening hours: Tuesday till Saturday 10.00 am - 5.00 pm
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