Gemäldegalerie (Painting Gallery)

Venus by Botticelli 1490 This museum has one of the world’s most important collections of paintings from the 13th to the 19th century.

Venus by Botticelli 1490

This museum has one of the world’s most important collections of paintings from the 13th to the 19th century.

Profile of a Young Woman by Piero del Pollaiuolo around 1465.

Profile of a Young Woman by Piero del Pollaiuolo around 1465.

Portrait of a Young Woman by Sandro Botticelli  (1445 - 1510)

Portrait of a Young Woman by Sandro Botticelli (1445 - 1510)

The Virgin Mary in Prayer. Albrecht Dürer (1471 - 1528)

The Virgin Mary in Prayer. Albrecht Dürer (1471 - 1528)

Rembrandt’s wife Saskia van Uylenburgh by Rembrandt.

Rembrandt’s wife Saskia van Uylenburgh by Rembrandt.

The Man in the Golden Helmet 1665 Rembrandt. Peter and his college roommates had a large reproduction of this painting on the wall of their apartment.

The Man in the Golden Helmet 1665 Rembrandt. Peter and his college roommates had a large reproduction of this painting on the wall of their apartment.

Rembrandt self-portrait.

Rembrandt self-portrait.

Rembrandt self-portrait. This etching measures about one-and-a-half square inches.

Rembrandt self-portrait. This etching measures about one-and-a-half square inches.

Portrait of a Merchant. 1532 Hans Holbein.

Portrait of a Merchant. 1532 Hans Holbein.