The Staatliches Museum Schwerin (State Museum Schwerin) is an art gallery and museum in
Schwerin
Schwerin (; Mecklenburgisch dialect, Mecklenburgian Low German: ''Swerin''; Latin: ''Suerina'', ''Suerinum'') is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Germany, second-largest city of the northeastern States of Germany, German ...
in Germany. It was established by
Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Frederick Francis II (German: ''Friedrich Franz II;'' 28 February 1823 – 15 April 1883) was a Prussian officer and Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin from 7 March 1842 until 15 April 1883.
Biography
He was born in Schloss Ludwigslust, the e ...
in 1882 its
historicist
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Haupthaus as the ''Staatsgalerie'' next to the
Staatstheater. Its other locations are opposite the
Schweriner Schloss and in the former residences at
Schloss Güstrow and
Schloss Ludwigslust
Ludwigslust Palace (german: Schloss Ludwigslust) is a stately home or ''schloss'' in the town of Ludwigslust, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, northern Germany. It was built as a hunting lodge, rebuilt as a luxurious retreat from the ducal capital, Schweri ...
.
Collections
It is nationally known for its medieval collections, including the Neustädt Altarpiece and its 17th-century Dutch and Flemish collections. It also holds major collections of Fürstenberg porcelain. With 90 works, the Staatliches Museum Schwerin owns one of the most significant collections of French-American artist Marcel Duchamp in Europe.
The museum is a member of the
Konferenz Nationaler Kultureinrichtungen
The Konferenz Nationaler Kultureinrichtungen (KNK) or Conference of National Cultural Institutions is a union of more than twenty cultural organizations in the former East Germany. It was established in 2002 in Halle.
It includes the following o ...
, a union of more than twenty cultural institutions in the
former East Germany.
Gallery
Image:Lucas Cranach d. Ä. 055.jpg, Lucas Cranach the Elder
Lucas Cranach the Elder (german: Lucas Cranach der Ältere ; – 16 October 1553) was a German Renaissance painter and printmaker in woodcut and engraving. He was court painter to the Electors of Saxony for most of his career, and is know ...
: Portrait of a young man in a hat, 1521
Image:Adriaen Brouwer - The slaughter feast.jpg, Adriaen Brouwer
Adriaen Brouwer (, in Oudenaarde – January 1638, in Antwerp) was a Flemish painter active in Flanders and the Dutch Republic in the first half of the 17th century. : Schlachtfest
A ''Schlachtfest'' is the German term for the ritual or ceremonial slaughter of an animal, which is often followed by feast. Today, it usually refers to the practice in many parts of Germany, such as the Palatinate, for a celebration or festiva ...
, c 1630-40
File:Carel Fabritius - De poort bewaker (1654).jpg, Carel Fabritius
Carel Pietersz. Fabritius (; bapt. 27 February 1622 – 12 October 1654) was a Dutch painter. He was a pupil of Rembrandt and worked in his studio in Amsterdam. Fabritius, who was a member of the Delft School, developed his own artistic style ...
: ''The Sentry
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'', 1654
Image:Clara 1749 Oudry.jpg, Jean-Baptiste Oudry
Jean-Baptiste Oudry (; 17 March 1686 – 30 April 1755) was a French Rococo painter, engraver, and tapestry designer. He is particularly well known for his naturalistic pictures of animals and his hunt pieces depicting game. His son, Jacques-Ch ...
: Clara
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, 1749. 310 x 456 cm
Image:SDIM2831-SchwerinVanDerLisse.jpg, Dirck van der Lisse
Dirck van der Lisse (6 August 1607, The Hague - buried 31 January 1669, The Hague) was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
Biography
Van der Lisse was born in The Hague. He learned to paint from Cornelis van Poelenburch, and later lived in Utrecht from 1 ...
: Lot und seine Töchter
Bibliography
*Karin Annette Möller: ''Porzellan aus Fürstenberg.'' Katalog, Schwerin 2002,
External links
Staatliches Museum SchwerinThe Duchamp Collectionof the Staatliches Museum Schwerin
The Duchamp-Research Centreis part of the Staatliches Museum Schwerin.
Virtual tour of the Staatliches Museum Schwerinprovided by
Google Arts & Culture
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Art museums and galleries in Germany
Buildings and structures in Schwerin
Museums in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Art museums established in 1882
1882 establishments in Germany