Kunst Museum Winterthur

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Discover the Masterpieces at Kunst Museum Winterthur: From the Golden Age of Dutch Painting to Contemporary Art.

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Caspar Wolf, The Lower Grindelwald Glacier with Lütschine and the Mettenberg, 1774 Video 18.10.2019 2:24

Shaped by new knowledge of the mountains, which now were being explored and researched, with his unique view of the powerful natural setting, Caspar Wolf set a landmark in European landscape painting.

Adolph von Menzel, The Anhalter Railway Station by Moonlight, around 1846 Video 18.10.2019 2:02

With his Biedermeier view through the window upon the industrial motif, Menzel characterises the industrial era as a revolution and a threat.

Caspar David Friedrich, Chalk Cliffs on Rügen, 1818 Video 18.10.2019 2:34

With its almost completely abandoned spatial depth and its flat strictness, chalk cliffs on Rügen is one of Friedrich’s most radical compositions. At the same time, it belongs to the most colourful and most festive paintings of this deeply melancholic painter.

Jacob van Ruisdael, Landscape with waterfall, 1670 / 1675 Video 17.10.2019 2:11

Jacob van Ruisdael was one of the most innovative European landscape painters. He belonged to the first painters who regarded the landscape as a mirror of life and transience.

Pieter Claesz, Still Life with Roemer, 1637 Video 17.10.2019 2:25

Still Life with Roemer, painted by Pieter Claesz. in 1637, is one of the highlights of our remarkable collection of Dutch Golden Age paintings.