Post-1780 Acquisitions
In 1781, a group of precious Flemish paintings from the Jesuit Order in Antwerp and Dutch paintings from the inheritance of Prince Karl Alexander von Lothringen (1712-1780) arrived in the picture galleries of Vienna. To improve the collection even more, the last Holy Roman Emperor, Francis II (1768-1835), and his brother, Archduke Ferdinand III of Tuscany (1769-1824), decided to exchange their painting collections in Vienna and Florence. As a result, Vienna acquired Florentine paintings of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries but also gave up many works by such masters as Bellini, Titian, and Dürer. After Napoleon Bonaparte conquered Vienna in 1809, the picture galleries were confiscated and more than 500 paintings were brought back to Paris. Not until the 1815 Congress of Vienna were they returned to Vienna.
Gerard ter Borch (1617-1681)
around 1660
Oil on canvas, then wood
36.3 x 30.7cm
Inv. no.: GG 588
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Woman Peeling Apples
around 1660
Oil on canvas, then wood
36.3 x 30.7cm
Inv. no.: GG 588
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Carlo Dolci (1616-1686)
around 1665
Oil on canvas
102 x 87 cm
Inv. no.: GG 184
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Allegory of Sincerity
around 1665
Oil on canvas
102 x 87 cm
Inv. no.: GG 184
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Alessandro Turchi (called L'Orbetto, 1578-1649)
first half of the 17th c.
Oil on canvas
98 x 73cm
Inv. no.: GG 294
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Mary and Child
first half of the 17th c.
Oil on canvas
98 x 73cm
Inv. no.: GG 294
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Nicolaes Berchem (1620-1683)
1680
Oil on canvas
48 x 64.5 cm
Inv. no.: GG 611
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Herders and Sheep
1680
Oil on canvas
48 x 64.5 cm
Inv. no.: GG 611
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Attributed to a German artist
early 17th century
Oil on canvas
150 x 203.5cm
Inv. no.: GG 2333
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The Feast of Belshazzar
early 17th century
Oil on canvas
150 x 203.5cm
Inv. no.: GG 2333
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