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Dresden: Ticket + Tour Gallery Old Masters

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Dresden: Ticket + Tour Gallery Old Masters
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Explore the Old Masters Picture Gallery. You'll see selected paintings and learn about all the mechanics and curious details a picture simply can't tell by itself. Enjoy art as you never have before.

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Brooke – Canada

We had a great time on our tour. Our guide (I wish we got his name) was so interesting, funny and knowledgeable.

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Wenhui – United States

The tour guide Thomas did an excellent job during the tour. He is very knowledgeable and passionate about the art and art history of the old master paintings. He shared the history of the museum as well as the interesting facts about the highlighted old master paintings. For several painting subjects, Thomas also shared the connections among different old master painters, which helped better understanding and appreciation for these art works. The tour is very educational and interesting. Thank you Thomas!

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    Guided tour (2 hours)

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Highlights

  • See the world's most famous paintings by Raphael, Rubens, Titian, and Rembrandt
  • Find out the reasons why these works were created with a German-speaking guide
  • Understand and truly enjoy the arts whilst learning about the technical basics
  • Gain complex scientific insights in a fun and easy way
  • See X-rays of the paintings and touch samples of rare historic colour pigment

Full description

You'll begin your tour with a brief orientation in the building and an introduction to the exhibits overall concept and classic art in general. You will take a brief look at 5 paintings, each only for a couple of minutes and each representing a different type or category. You will also see the the first paintings ever to be made in oil paint, as well as some made of gold. Works of the Italian painter Botticelli, Raphael, the Dutch painter Jan van Eyk and the famous Rembrandt and Vermeer will be among them.

Once you know how to look at art and how to spot exciting elements in religious paintings, it will be time to look at some of them in more detail. Examine the world-famous Madonna by Raphael, before discovering two megastars of the Renaissance: Titian and Giorgione. The "Sleeping Venus" of Dresden does not only happen to be the first and finest nude painting of a woman in all modern art, but is also surprising in many ways. You will hear about the background of this work, and will even see it from the inside by looking at X-ray images of the painting.

Although this sounds like a lot, the tour is made to be entertaining and easily comprehendable at the same time. The concept is to be equally entertaining and revealing for you, and additional digital imagery and videos will enhance your experience to the fullest.

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  • Admission to the gallery
  • All license fees
  • German-speaking guide

Meeting point

Your guide will be waiting for you in the cloakroom. Please go downstairs from where the ticket point is (take a right through the door, then take the stairs on the right-hand side). Please arrive about 10 minutes before the activity starts.

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  • It can not be guaranteed that all of the above mentioned paintings will be included in the tour at all times, as the museum owns the exclusive right to take a picture off display, keep it for restoration, or give it as item on loan to another museum
  • Your tour guide will adjust the course of the program according to the present situation by adding equivalent or additional items due to the terms of service of the Saxonian State Art Collection
  • Please note that this tour takes place in German only

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Brooke – CanadaSeptember 5, 2024 – Verified booking
We had a great time on our tour. Our guide (I wish we got his name) was so interesting, funny and knowledgeable.
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Wenhui – United StatesJuly 5, 2024 – Verified booking
The tour guide Thomas did an excellent job during the tour. He is very knowledgeable and passionate about the art and art history of the old master paintings. He shared the history of the museum as well as the interesting facts about the highlighted old master paintings. For several painting subjects, Thomas also shared the connections among different old master painters, which helped better understanding and appreciation for these art works. The tour is very educational and interesting. Thank you Thomas!
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Elzbieta – PolandJune 1, 2024 – Verified booking
Apart from great , great collection Thomas , our guide was super knowledgable & was intrestingly presenting history of art. We could easily spend two more hours Maybe the idea of prolonging the tour session for art history lovers?

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