The Alte Pinakothek carries a distinctive Venetian red brick facade that sets it apart from the surrounding neoclassical stone buildings. King Ludwig the First commissioned the gallery in the eighteen twenties to house his massive collection of Old Masters, which had outgrown the royal palace. He wanted his people to access art, so he tasked architect Leo von Klenze with building a space that functioned like a public palace for paintings. The walls display works by Durer, Rubens, and Rembrandt in vast, sunlit halls.
Alte Pinakothek
museum
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