The Wallraf–Richartz Museum is an important art museum in Cologne, Germany and houses a collection of fine art from the medieval period to the early twentieth century. The current museum building dates 2001 and is located near the Cologne City Hall.
The museum dates back to 1824 when the comprehensive collection of medieval art from Franz Ferdinand Wallraf came to Cologne by inheritance. Johann Heinrich Richartz donated the first building, and the museum was opened in 1861. In 2001, Swiss collector Gérard Corboud gave his impressionist and post-impressionist collection of over 170 works to the museum as a permanent loan. The museum then added “Fondation Corboud” to its name.
Highlights of the Wallraf–Richartz Museum
- “Arrest of Jesus” by the Master of the Karlsruhe Passion
- Miraculous Catch of Fish” by Peter Paul Rubens
- Adoration of the Child by Hieronymous Bosch
- Jabach Altarpiece by Albrecht Dürer
Wallraf–Richartz Museum Collections
The Wallraf–Richartz Museum collections are displayed in the following sections:
- Gothic collection
- Renaissance collection
- Baroque collection
- Impressionist collection
Wallraf–Richartz Museum
- Name: Wallraf–Richartz Museum
- Formal name: Wallraf-Richartz-Museum & Fondation Corboud
- City: Cologne
- Country: Germany
- Established: 1871
- Type: European Fine art
- Location: Obenmarspforten 40, Am Kölner Rathaus, Cologne, Germany
Germany’s Museums
Berlin Museums
- The Pergamon Museum
- Neues Museum
- Altes Museum
- Alte Nationalgalerie – National Gallery (Berlin)
- Bode Museum
- Gemäldegalerie, Berlin
- Spy Museum Berlin
- Jewish Museum, Berlin
- Deutsches Historisches Museum – German Historical Museum
- DDR Museum
- German Resistance Memorial Center
Munich Museums
- Alte Pinakothek
- Neue Pinakothek
- Lenbachhaus
- Deutsches Museum
- Kunsthalle Munich
Hamburg Museums
- Kunsthalle Hamburg
- Internationales Maritimes Museum Hamburg
- Miniatur Wunderland
Frankfurt Museums
- Städel Museum
Dresden Museums
- Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
Nuremberg Museums
- Germanisches Nationalmuseum
Cologne Museums
- Wallraf–Richartz Museum
Karlsruhe Museums
- Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe
German Proverbs and Quotes
- German Proverbs and Quotes
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“Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.”
– Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
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Photo Credit: Laurens Lamberty / Wallraf-Richartz-Museum & Foundation Corboud [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)]
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