Alte Pinakothek

Address	Barer Strasse 27
Admission	$6.25 for adults, $3.50 for students and seniors. Free to those under 18.
Hours	Wednesdays to Sundays, hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Phone	089-23805216
Website	www.altepinakothek.de

Alte Pinakothek has nearly 900 paintings on display, a collection of the greatest European artists of the 14th to the 18th centuries. It is known as one of the most important art museums in the world. Why? To cite just one example: there are more Rubens on display here than you’ll find anywhere else in Europe. The collected works just grew and grew after the royal Wittelsbach family started it as a small court collection in the early 1500s. You will probably want to spend more than a day going through the dozens of rooms that house the artists. The works here of Albrecht Durer include his Christ-like Self-Portrait, which some art critics consider his best work. Another of his most famous works is his last: a two-paneled piece called The Four Apostles. Visitors will note that what makes this great art is that the Apostles are not idealized Roman statutes but real men with receding hairlines who in this portrait seem to be brooding. Other noteable works include Holy Family by Raphael and Madonna by Leonardo da Vinci.