November 2006: Visiting Köln - Wallraf-Richartz-Museum and Fondation Corboud

One of the great traditional art galleries in Germany. Medieval and early modern paintings from the period between 1250 and 1550 form the historic core of the museum’s collection. The Baroque section with major works by Rubens, Rembrandt and others and the 19th century section with paintings from the Romantic period, Realism, Impressionism and Symbolism and a small collection of sculpture are other important focal points of the collection.

In 2001 this section was extended and enhanced by the Corboud Collection comprising 170 Impressionist and Neo-Impressionist paintings. The museum also has a comprehensive collection of graphic art comprising roughly 75,000 prints. Art in Cologne occupies an outstanding position within German medieval painting, not only as a result of the number of works produced, but also as a result of its unique quality.

Edouard Manet: Bunch of Asparagus

Marianne Stokes: Melisande