Wallraf-Richartz-Museum — Fondation Corboud

Collection
European painting from the 13th to the early 20th century

The Wallraf-Richartz-Museum & Fondation Corboud is Cologne’s oldest museum and one of the foremost picture galleries in Germany. The museum invites you to come face to face with great masterpieces of European art.

The Wallraf has one of the world’s leading collections of mediaeval painting, with

Stefan Lochner’s “Madonna of the Rose Bower” as its greatest attraction. Other highlights include works by the Baroque masters, ranging from Rubens and Rembrandt to Murillo and Boucher, the German Romantics, French Realism, and Impressionism.

The Wallraf has one of the world’s leading collections of mediaeval painting, with Stefan Lochner’s “Madonna of the Rose Bower” as its greatest attraction. Other highlights include works by the Baroque masters, ranging from Rubens and Rembrandt to Murillo and Boucher, the German Romantics, French Realism, and Impressionism. Embark on a voyage through 700 years of art history. Thanks to the paintings from the Fondation Corboud, the Wallraf-Richartz-Museum has the widest collection of impressionist and neo-impressionist art in Germany. Manet, Monet, Renoir, Pissarro, Sisley, Morisot, Signac and Seurat are all represented by outstanding works, and van Gogh, Cézanne, Gauguin, Bonnard, Ensor and Munch herald the way to modernism.

Experience a major painting gallery in a modern ambience. The building by Cologne’s star architect Oswald Mathias Ungers (1926-2007) was opened in 2001, and captivates the eye with its clear proportions. The facilities for the permanent collection are constantly optimised. A wealth of information is provided in ways that invite visitors to look and think.

 

The Print Room (2nd floor) presents works from its rich collection of master drawings, by artists ranging from Leonardo da Vinci to Albrecht Dürer, Rubens, Max Liebermann, Auguste Rodin, and many more.

 

A computer-aided info system provides cost-free information on numerous paintings on each floor. In addition an audio guide is available at a small fee from the reception.