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The Most Famous Artworks of Bavarian State Painting Collections

The 60 most celebrated works of the Bavarian State Painting Collections museum, ranked by renown across 3,620 works in the catalog.

A note on the ranking: "fame" here is a measure of renown, not of merit — synthesised from how widely a work is cited and held. It leans toward the Western canon and the best-digitised collections. Read it as a popular index, not a verdict.

  1. Venus and Mars Surprised by Vulcan
    Venus and Mars Surprised by Vulcan Jacopo Tintoretto · 1555
  2. The Death of Cleopatra
    The Death of Cleopatra Johann Liss · 1622
  3. Woman with Cat
    Woman with Cat Hans Baldung Grien · 1529
  4. Cupid (Eros) Carves the Bow
    Cupid (Eros) Carves the Bow Peter Paul Rubens · 1614
  5. Reclining Girl
    Reclining Girl François Boucher · 1752
  6. Grape and Melon Eaters
    Grape and Melon Eaters Bartolomé Esteban Murillo · 1650
  7. Countryside of Wood With Saint George Fighting the Dragon
    Countryside of Wood With Saint George Fighting the Dragon Albrecht Altdorfer · 1510
  8. The Suicide of Lucretia
    The Suicide of Lucretia Albrecht Dürer · 1518
  9. Willem van Heythuysen posing with a sword
    Willem van Heythuysen posing with a sword Frans Hals · 1625
  10. Flower still-life with a skull and crucifix
    Flower still-life with a skull and crucifix Jan Davidsz. de Heem · 1630
  11. Entombment of Christ
    Entombment of Christ Fra Angelico · 1438
  12. Still life with passglass, Jan Steen pitcher and roemer
    Still life with passglass, Jan Steen pitcher and roemer Willem Claesz Heda · 1634
  13. The adoration of the kings
    The adoration of the kings Master of the Heisterbach Altar · 1440
  14. Winter Landscape with Skaters
    Winter Landscape with Skaters Philips Wouwerman · 1655
  15. Maria mit Kind und den hll. Katharina von Siena, Sebastian, Franziskus, Petronius, Klara und Stifter
    Maria mit Kind und den hll. Katharina von Siena, Sebastian, Franziskus, Petronius, Klara und Stifter Innocenzo di Pietro Francucci da Imola · 1517
  16. Tax collection
    Tax collection Jan Woutersz Stap · 1614
  17. Fruit on a Forest Floor
    Fruit on a Forest Floor Rachel Ruysch · 1709
  18. Sunset over a cattle meadow
    Sunset over a cattle meadow Aert van der Neer · 1650
  19. Wooded Landscape with Oncoming Storm
    Wooded Landscape with Oncoming Storm Jacob van Ruisdael · 1665
  20. Praying hermit
    Praying hermit Gerrit Dou · 1646
  21. Cherub with Flowers and Parrot
    Cherub with Flowers and Parrot Herman van der Mijn · 1713
  22. Falconer before Riding Out
    Falconer before Riding Out Philips Wouwerman · 1643
  23. Meal with a Mouse and a Parrot
    Meal with a Mouse and a Parrot Georg Flegel
  24. Daphnis
    Daphnis Palma Vecchio · 1514
  25. The Holy Family
    The Holy Family Rembrandt van Rijn · 1635
  26. Portrait of Hendrick Jansz. Spijcker, called De Veer, as Flag Bearer
    Portrait of Hendrick Jansz. Spijcker, called De Veer, as Flag Bearer Hendrick Goltzius · 1596
  27. Singers
    Singers Jean LeClerc · 1610
  28. Tempi Madonna
    Tempi Madonna Raphael · 1508
  29. Rest on the Flight to Egypt
    Rest on the Flight to Egypt Anthony van Dyck · 1630
  30. The Kitchenmaid
    The Kitchenmaid Gabriel Metsu · 1656
  31. Hunting still life with wolf
    Hunting still life with wolf Jan Weenix · 1702
  32. Susanna and the Elders
    Susanna and the Elders Albrecht Altdorfer · 1526
  33. Mary with Child, John the Baptist, and Angels
    Mary with Child, John the Baptist, and Angels Domenico Puligo
  34. Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian Salvaged
    Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian Salvaged Fra Angelico · 1438
  35. Woman before the Mirror
    Woman before the Mirror Frans van Mieris the Elder · 1670
  36. Holy Family
    Holy Family Domenico Beccafumi · 1521
  37. Outskirts of Haarlem
    Outskirts of Haarlem Jan Vermeer van Haarlem the Elder · 1659
  38. Die hll. Hieronymus, Maria Magdalena, Antonius und Franziskus (Kopie nach)
    Die hll. Hieronymus, Maria Magdalena, Antonius und Franziskus (Kopie nach) Carlo Saraceni · 1600
  39. Madonna del S. Gerolamo (Maria mit Kind, hll. Maria Magdalena, Hieronymus und Engeln)
    Madonna del S. Gerolamo (Maria mit Kind, hll. Maria Magdalena, Hieronymus und Engeln) Domenico Zanetti
  40. The Four Apostles: Saints John and Peter
    The Four Apostles: Saints John and Peter Albrecht Dürer · 1526
  41. Portrait of Johann Wilhelm Elector of Palatine (1658-1716)
    Portrait of Johann Wilhelm Elector of Palatine (1658-1716) Adriaen van der Werff · 1700
  42. Night scene with children
    Night scene with children Adriaen van der Werff · 1690
  43. Sts. Catherine, Hubert and Quirinus (Last-Judgement-Altar)
    Sts. Catherine, Hubert and Quirinus (Last-Judgement-Altar) Stefan Lochner · 1445
  44. Entombment
    Entombment Peter Paul Rubens · 1616
  45. The Rainbow Landscape (1640)
    The Rainbow Landscape (1640) Peter Paul Rubens · 1640
  46. The Fish Seller
    The Fish Seller Willem van Mieris · 1719
  47. Love Sickness
    Love Sickness Jan Steen · 1660
  48. Madonna and Child with St John
    Madonna and Child with St John Luini Bernardino · 1506
  49. Landscape with Collapsing Bridge
    Landscape with Collapsing Bridge Adam Pynacker · 1659
  50. Madonna and Child, Saints Jeronimo, Sebastian und a donor
    Madonna and Child, Saints Jeronimo, Sebastian und a donor Marco Basaiti · 1500
  51. Maria mit Kind, hl. Sebastian und Antonius
    Maria mit Kind, hl. Sebastian und Antonius Francesco Francia · 1492
  52. Bildnis einer Frau (?)
    Bildnis einer Frau (?) Joachim von Sandrart the Elder · 1647
  53. Danae
    Danae Jan Gossaert · 1527
  54. Christ on the cross with the saints Peter, Mary, Mary Magdalene, John the Evangelist and Barbara, with three donors
    Christ on the cross with the saints Peter, Mary, Mary Magdalene, John the Evangelist and Barbara, with three donors Bartholomaeus Bruyn the Elder · 1517
  55. The Holy Family with Saint Elisabeth and the young St. John the Baptist
    The Holy Family with Saint Elisabeth and the young St. John the Baptist Jan Sanders van Hemessen · 1541
  56. Madonna and Child with Child St John
    Madonna and Child with Child St John Anthony van Dyck · 1630
  57. Madonna and Child with Saints Roche and Mary Magdalene
    Madonna and Child with Saints Roche and Mary Magdalene Unknown · 1504
  58. Sibylla Samia
    Sibylla Samia Hermann tom Ring · 1568
  59. Italian Landscape with Viaduct
    Italian Landscape with Viaduct Adam Pynacker · 1664
  60. The Prayer of the Spinner
    The Prayer of the Spinner Gerrit Dou · 1650