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Munich's Alte Pinakothek holds 3 works by Diego Velázquez (1599–1660) — the city's entire known holding of this artist in a single institution.
Velázquez is the painter's painter — admired above all others by Manet, Sargent, and Francis Bacon — and seeing his work reveals why. His handling of paint is miraculous: up close, loose fluid passages of colour; at viewing distance, the most convincing figures in the history of painting.
Alte Pinakothek
Munich · 3 works on display
One of the oldest galleries in the world, the Alte Pinakothek holds Bavaria's state collection of Old Masters — Rubens, Rembrandt, Raphael, Dürer — in a monumental 19th-century building. The Rubens collection is one of the finest in Europe.
Planning your visit to Munich
The three Pinakothek galleries — Alte, Neue, and Pinakothek der Moderne — are all in the Maxvorstadt district, within easy walking distance of each other. Sunday admission to all state museums in Bavaria costs just one euro. Take the U2 to Theresienstrasse.
Artwork data sourced from Wikidata. Coverage varies — always confirm with the museum before visiting.