Picture Gallery of Sanssouci
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The Picture Gallery of Sanssouci is an 18th-century art museum in Potsdam, Germany, renowned as one of the oldest surviving purpose-built picture galleries in Europe and for its collection of Old Master paintings.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bildergalerie Sanssouci | 1 |
| Bildergalerie im Park Sanssouci | 1 |
| Picture Gallery of Sanssouci canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art museum
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museum building ⓘ picture gallery ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Picture Gallery of Sanssouci
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surface form:
Bildergalerie Sanssouci
Picture Gallery of Sanssouci ⓘ
surface form:
Bildergalerie im Park Sanssouci
|
| architect |
Heinrich Ludwig Manger
NERFINISHED
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Johann Gottfried Büring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Rococo architecture
ⓘ
surface form:
Rococo
|
| collectionType |
European paintings
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Old Master paintings ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1764 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1755 ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| floorCount | 1 ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
works by Adriaen van Ostade
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works by Anthony van Dyck ⓘ works by Caravaggio school painters ⓘ works by Gerard van Honthorst ⓘ works by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo ⓘ works by Guido Reni ⓘ works by Jacob Jordaens ⓘ works by Jan Lievens ⓘ works by Luca Giordano ⓘ works by Peter Paul Rubens ⓘ works by Philips Wouwerman ⓘ |
| hasPart |
long central gallery hall
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marble statues in the garden façade ⓘ side cabinet rooms ⓘ yellow façade with arched windows ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin
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UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inception | 1755 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brandenburg
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Potsdam ⓘ Sanssouci Park ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Lamentation of Christ by Anthony van Dyck
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Self-portrait with Saskia by Rembrandt (formerly in collection) ⓘ The Geographer by Jan Vermeer (formerly in collection) ⓘ The Sermon of Saint John the Baptist by Pieter Bruegel the Elder ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation Berlin-Brandenburg ⓘ |
| originallyCommissionedBy | Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation Berlin-Brandenburg ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sanssouci Palace
ⓘ
surface form:
Sanssouci Palace complex
|
| significantCollection |
Dutch Golden Age paintings
ⓘ
Flemish Baroque paintings ⓘ Italian Baroque paintings ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
looting of paintings after World War II
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restoration in the 20th century ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bildergalerie Sanssouci
this entity surface form:
Bildergalerie im Park Sanssouci