Wallraf–Richartz Museum

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)]