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The Most Famous Artworks of Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden

The 60 most celebrated works of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden museum, ranked by renown across 536 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. The Deliverance of Arsinoe
    The Deliverance of Arsinoe Jacopo Tintoretto · 1592
  2. Breakfast Table with Blackberry Pie
    Breakfast Table with Blackberry Pie Willem Claesz Heda · 1631
  3. Sleeping Venus
    Sleeping Venus Giorgione · 1509
  4. Leda and the swan
    Leda and the swan Peter Paul Rubens · 1600
  5. Resting Venus
    Resting Venus Palma Vecchio · 1519
  6. Portrait of a Lady in White
    Portrait of a Lady in White Titian · 1561
  7. Nativity
    Nativity Lucas Cranach the Elder · 1510
  8. The Judgement of Paris
    The Judgement of Paris Unknown · 1635
  9. The Legend of the King's Sons
    The Legend of the King's Sons Francesco Bacchiacca · 1523
  10. Madonna and Child with Four Saints
    Madonna and Child with Four Saints Titian · 1518
  11. Saskia as Flora
    Saskia as Flora Rembrandt van Rijn · 1641
  12. Bacchus and Ariadne
    Bacchus and Ariadne Luca Giordano · 1692
  13. Saint Sebastian
    Saint Sebastian Annibale Carracci · 1592
  14. Painter in his Studio
    Painter in his Studio Gerrit Dou · 1647
  15. At the tax collector's office
    At the tax collector's office Jan Matsys · 1539
  16. Memento Mori with a Skull under a Vase with Flowers
    Memento Mori with a Skull under a Vase with Flowers Jan Davidsz. de Heem · 1660
  17. River landscape with resting shepherds and herds
    River landscape with resting shepherds and herds David Teniers the Younger · 1657
  18. Self-portrait of the artist with his wife Isabella de Wolff in the inn
    Self-portrait of the artist with his wife Isabella de Wolff in the inn Gabriel Metsu · 1661
  19. Dresden Triptych
    Dresden Triptych Jan van Eyck · 1437
  20. Madonna of Saint George
    Madonna of Saint George Antonio da Correggio · 1529
  21. Rembrandt and Saskia in the parable of the Prodigal Son
    Rembrandt and Saskia in the parable of the Prodigal Son Rembrandt van Rijn · 1635
  22. Madonna of Saint Sebastian
    Madonna of Saint Sebastian Antonio da Correggio · 1524
  23. Sistine Madonna
    Sistine Madonna Raphael · 1512
  24. Landscape with Castle Bentheim
    Landscape with Castle Bentheim Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem · 1656
  25. Bouquet with Blue Iris in a Glass Vase
    Bouquet with Blue Iris in a Glass Vase Jan Davidsz. de Heem · 1660
  26. Madonna and child with Saints Stephen and John the Baptist
    Madonna and child with Saints Stephen and John the Baptist Parmigianino · 1539
  27. The Lion and Leopard Hunt
    The Lion and Leopard Hunt Unknown · 1617
  28. Boisterous Peasants at an Inn
    Boisterous Peasants at an Inn Adriaen van Ostade · 1674
  29. The Jansstraat in Haarlem with the St.-Bavochurch in the background
    The Jansstraat in Haarlem with the St.-Bavochurch in the background Gerrit Adriaenszoon Berckheyde · 1690
  30. Still Life with a Lobster
    Still Life with a Lobster Jan Davidsz. de Heem · 1669
  31. A Cavalier Embraces a Girl
    A Cavalier Embraces a Girl Philips Wouwerman · 1660
  32. A hill with an oak wood and a little waterfall
    A hill with an oak wood and a little waterfall Jacob van Ruisdael · 1654
  33. Moonlight landscape with shepherds at the fire
    Moonlight landscape with shepherds at the fire David Teniers the Younger · 1650
  34. Dismissal of Hagar
    Dismissal of Hagar Jan Steen · 1644
  35. Still life with candle and watch
    Still life with candle and watch Gerrit Dou · 1660
  36. Cavalry in front of a Burning mill
    Cavalry in front of a Burning mill Philips Wouwerman · 1660
  37. Flowers in a Glass Bowl
    Flowers in a Glass Bowl Jan Davidsz. de Heem · 1650
  38. A Woman weighing Gold
    A Woman weighing Gold Rembrandt van Rijn · 1640
  39. Landscape with Boar Hunt
    Landscape with Boar Hunt Peter Paul Rubens · 1616
  40. The Mystical Marriage of Saint Catherine
    The Mystical Marriage of Saint Catherine Andrea del Sarto · 1512
  41. Christ and the Adulteress
    Christ and the Adulteress Jacopo Tintoretto · 1547
  42. Madonna with St. Francis
    Madonna with St. Francis Antonio da Correggio · 1514
  43. The Tribute Money
    The Tribute Money Titian · 1516
  44. The Holy Family with Donors
    The Holy Family with Donors Unknown · 1560
  45. A young lacemaker is interrupted by a birdseller who offers her ware through the window
    A young lacemaker is interrupted by a birdseller who offers her ware through the window Pieter Cornelisz. van Slingelandt · 1672
  46. Self portrait with pen, inkpot and sketchbook
    Self portrait with pen, inkpot and sketchbook Unknown · 1656
  47. A Satyr pressing Grapes with a Tiger and Two Children
    A Satyr pressing Grapes with a Tiger and Two Children Unknown · 1619
  48. Two Peasants Smoking
    Two Peasants Smoking Adriaen van Ostade · 1664
  49. Diana returning from the Hunt
    Diana returning from the Hunt Peter Paul Rubens · 1616
  50. Large Still-life with a Lady and a Parrot
    Large Still-life with a Lady and a Parrot Frans Snyders · 1618
  51. Men and Women at a Country Inn
    Men and Women at a Country Inn Adriaen van Ostade · 1674
  52. In Praise of Herring
    In Praise of Herring Joseph de Bray · 1656
  53. Hunter in a Winter Landscape with Dogs
    Hunter in a Winter Landscape with Dogs Jan Wildens · 1624
  54. Malle Babbe and the Smoker
    Malle Babbe and the Smoker Unknown · 1674
  55. Madonna of the rose
    Madonna of the rose Parmigianino · 1529
  56. Holy Family with St. Elizabeth and St. John the Baptist as a Child
    Holy Family with St. Elizabeth and St. John the Baptist as a Child Andrea Mantegna · 1498
  57. The Music Lesson
    The Music Lesson Pieter Cornelisz. van Slingelandt
  58. The Despatch
    The Despatch Gerard ter Borch
  59. The Table in the Village Inn
    The Table in the Village Inn Adriaen van Ostade · 1660
  60. Landscape with travelers and bittern hunter
    Landscape with travelers and bittern hunter Jan Brueghel, the elder · 1605