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The Most Famous Artworks of Hamburger Kunsthalle

The 60 most celebrated works of the Hamburger Kunsthalle museum, ranked by renown across 317 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. Sumptuous still life
    Sumptuous still life Willem Claesz Heda · 1638
  2. Still life with ham, decanter, columbine cup and passglass on a laid table
    Still life with ham, decanter, columbine cup and passglass on a laid table Willem Claesz Heda · 1638
  3. Still Life
    Still Life Paulus Hennekyn · 1660
  4. Still life of a laid table with cheese, meat and bread
    Still life of a laid table with cheese, meat and bread Floris van Schooten · 1650
  5. Thomasaltar, Fragment des rechten äußeren Flügels, Szene oben: Anbetung der Könige
    Thomasaltar, Fragment des rechten äußeren Flügels, Szene oben: Anbetung der Könige Master Francke · 1426
  6. Portrait of Prince Elect Christian (1603-1647) with his consort, Princess Magdalena Sibylla of Saxony (1617-1668)
    Portrait of Prince Elect Christian (1603-1647) with his consort, Princess Magdalena Sibylla of Saxony (1617-1668) Karel van Mander III · 1642
  7. Still life with berkemeyers, salmon, fruit and oysters on a laid table
    Still life with berkemeyers, salmon, fruit and oysters on a laid table Pieter Claesz · 1651
  8. Still life with roemer and tazza
    Still life with roemer and tazza Willem Claesz Heda · 1650
  9. The Genius of France between Freedom and Death
    The Genius of France between Freedom and Death Jean Baptiste Regnault · 1798
  10. The Members of the Hamburg Artist's Club
    The Members of the Hamburg Artist's Club Günther Gensler · 1840
  11. Carnival
    Carnival Louis de Caullery · 1615
  12. Laying out the March Dead
    Laying out the March Dead Adolph Menzel · 1848
  13. Meadows near Greifswald
    Meadows near Greifswald Caspar David Friedrich · 1821
  14. River Landscape
    River Landscape Salomon van Ruysdael · 1632
  15. A Maid Milking a Cow in a Barn
    A Maid Milking a Cow in a Barn Gerard ter Borch · 1652
  16. Still Life with Bread and Wine Glass
    Still Life with Bread and Wine Glass Willem Kalf · 1650
  17. Eve and the Serpent
    Eve and the Serpent Henri Rousseau · 1900
  18. The Net Menders
    The Net Menders Max Liebermann · 1894
  19. The Escaped Bird
    The Escaped Bird Willem van Mieris · 1694
  20. Adoration of the Shepherds
    Adoration of the Shepherds Anthony van Dyck · 1628
  21. Still Life with a White Cloud
    Still Life with a White Cloud Juan Gris · 1921
  22. Genoveva in the forest seclusion
    Genoveva in the forest seclusion Ludwig Richter · 1841
  23. The Hülsenbeck children
    The Hülsenbeck children Philipp Otto Runge · 1800
  24. The Groothoofdspoort in Dordrecht
    The Groothoofdspoort in Dordrecht Simon de Vlieger · 1648
  25. Man of Sorrows flanked by the Virgin and St John
    Man of Sorrows flanked by the Virgin and St John Lucas Cranach the Elder · 1540
  26. Mill in the valley near Amalfi
    Mill in the valley near Amalfi Carl Blechen · 1829
  27. A Hermit in the Mountains
    A Hermit in the Mountains Carl Spitzweg · 1870
  28. Der Maler Jacob Philipp Hackert
    Der Maler Jacob Philipp Hackert Wilhelm Titel · 1806
  29. The astrologer
    The astrologer Carl Spitzweg · 1863
  30. Portrait of a Man, 1618
    Portrait of a Man, 1618 Anthony van Dyck · 1618
  31. Tourists in the Mountains
    Tourists in the Mountains Carl Spitzweg · 1869
  32. Caspar David Friedrich
    Caspar David Friedrich Unknown · 1810
  33. Three Women in Church
    Three Women in Church Wilhelm Leibl · 1870
  34. Woods after a storm
    Woods after a storm Roelant Savery · 1630
  35. Portrait of Maurits Huygens (1595-1642)
    Portrait of Maurits Huygens (1595-1642) Rembrandt van Rijn · 1632
  36. Saint George on Horseback
    Saint George on Horseback Lucas Cranach the Elder · 1511
  37. Flowers in a glass vase on a marble ledge, 1691
    Flowers in a glass vase on a marble ledge, 1691 Rachel Ruysch · 1696
  38. Hill and Ploughed Field near Dresden
    Hill and Ploughed Field near Dresden Caspar David Friedrich · 1825
  39. The Assumption of the Virgin
    The Assumption of the Virgin Peter Paul Rubens · 1618
  40. Jan Roever, Mayor of Deventer
    Jan Roever, Mayor of Deventer Gerard ter Borch · 1661
  41. Self-portrait
    Self-portrait Anita Rée · 1900
  42. Portrait de Emma Dobigny
    Portrait de Emma Dobigny Edgar Degas · 1869
  43. Agony in the Garden
    Agony in the Garden Hans Burgkmair I · 1505
  44. Studie zum Bildnis des Historikers Eduard Meyer
    Studie zum Bildnis des Historikers Eduard Meyer Lovis Corinth · 1911
  45. Self-portrait
    Self-portrait Dietrich Ernst Andreae · 1727
  46. Tombs of the Fallen in the Fight for Independence
    Tombs of the Fallen in the Fight for Independence Caspar David Friedrich · 1812
  47. Self portrait of Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein (1751-1829)
    Self portrait of Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein (1751-1829) Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein · 1810
  48. Self-portrait in armor
    Self-portrait in armor Lovis Corinth · 1914
  49. Self-portrait in a blue skirt
    Self-portrait in a blue skirt Philipp Otto Runge · 1805
  50. Portrait d'une femme
    Portrait d'une femme Edgar Degas · 1867
  51. The Morning
    The Morning Philipp Otto Runge · 1808
  52. Portrait of Minna Tube
    Portrait of Minna Tube Max Beckmann · 1905
  53. Madame Hériot
    Madame Hériot Pierre-Auguste Renoir · 1892
  54. Neubrandenburg in Flames
    Neubrandenburg in Flames Caspar David Friedrich · 1835
  55. Mist
    Mist Caspar David Friedrich · 1820
  56. Wreck in the Sea of Ice
    Wreck in the Sea of Ice Caspar David Friedrich · 1800
  57. Stairway Scene
    Stairway Scene Oskar Schlemmer · 1932
  58. Louis XIV with his mother and brother
    Louis XIV with his mother and brother Philippe de Champaigne · 1650
  59. The Augustus Bridge in Dresden
    The Augustus Bridge in Dresden Caspar David Friedrich · 1820
  60. Flora
    Flora Jan Matsys · 1559