Old Masters

Hans Asper, Bildnis der Cleophea Krieg von Bellikon, 1538 Kunsthaus Zürich, Kellersche Sammlung, 1854

Der jüngere Berner Nelkenmeister, Johannes der Täufer in der Wüste, c. 1500, Kunsthaus Zürich, Vereinigung Zürcher Kunstfreunde, 1922

Asselijn, Hafenszene, 1652 — Jan Asselijn, Harbour Scene with Galley Slaves, ca. 1652, Kunsthaus Zürich, Ruzicka-Stiftung, 1948

Jacques Linard, Still Life with Shells, 1638, Kunsthaus Zürich, donated by Annette Bühler, 1999

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, Der Apostel Simon, 1661, Kunsthaus Zürich, Ruzicka-Stiftung, 1949

Lanfranco, Rinaldo, 1614 — Giovanni Lanfranco, L’addio di Rinaldo ad Armida (Rinaldo’s Farewell to Armida), 1614, Kunsthaus Zürich, Donated by the Dr. Joseph Scholz Foundation and René Wehrli, 2014

Angelica Kauffmann, Amor und Psyche, 1792, Kunsthaus Zürich, donated by the Jacobs Suchard AG, Zurich, 1987

Giovanni Antonio Canaletto, Ricevimento dell’ ambasciatore imperiale a Palazzo Ducale, c. 1730, Kunsthaus Zürich, Betty and David Koetser Foundation, 1986

Henry Fuseli, Titania liebkost Zettel mit dem Eselskopf, 1793-1794, Kunsthaus Zürich, Vereinigung Zürcher Kunstfreunde, 1941

Jacob van Ruisdael, View of Haarlem with Bleaching Grounds, c. 1670/1675, Kunsthaus Zürich, The Ruzicka Foundation, 1949

Bartolomeo Montagna, Cristo portacroce, um 1515, Kunsthaus Zürich, Vereinigung Zürcher Kunstfreunde, 2002

Unknown, Italy, Falke auf Schildkröte, um 1200, Kunsthaus Zürich, donated by René Wehrli, 2006

The Dutch Golden Age is represented by an exceptional ensemble including paintings by Rembrandt, Rubens and Ruisdael, and Flemish and Italian Baroque by Claude Lorrain, Domenichino, Lanfranco and many others. They are followed by works of equal quality by masters from Tiepolo to Guardi representing the Venetian Settecento.

« The Kunsthaus is fortunate in its friends: more than two thirds of our collection has been donated by private individuals. » — Ann Demeester, Director

More unusual are the paintings by Post-Reformation artists in Zurich – from the portraitist Hans Aspers to Henry Fuseli, the latter an eccentric genius and leading light of European Classicism.

Online collection

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