FRANKFURT.- The reopening of the Main River wing with the new presentation of the Städel’s "Old Masters” (1300–1800) collection on December 15, 2011 marks the conclusion of the comprehensive refurbishment measures in the old museum building. Developed by Prof. Dr. Jochen Sander, chief curator of the "Old Masters” collection and Deputy Director of the Städel, the new presentation benefits essentially from the recovery of the historical main axis of the Main River wing, which, starting from the central Rotunda, connects the large skylight galleries and their related cabinets. While the eastern part of the building is reserved for German, Dutch, and Flemish painting with masterpieces by Dürer, Grünewald, Holbein, and Elsheimer, Rembrandt, Vermeer, Brueghel, and Rubens, the rooms following the cupola hall in the west mainly accommodate works by artists from Romance countries’ schools, splendidly represented by Mantegna and Botticelli, Tiepolo and Batoni, Poussin and Chardin.

Giovanni Bellini und Werkstatt (1430/35–1516) - Virgin and Child with Saints John the Baptist and Elizabeth, 1490–1500(2MB). Photo: Städel Museum - ARTOTHEK.









Upper Rhenish Master (ca. 1410–1420) - Little Garden of Paradise, ca. 1410–1420(3MB). Photo: Städel Museum - ARTOTHEK.



Pontormo (Jacopo Carrucci, 1494–1556/57) - Portrait of a Lady with Lapdog, ca 1537–1540(1.8MB). Photo: Städel Museum - ARTOTHEK.



Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, 1591–1666) - Virgin and Child, 1621/22(2MB). Photo: Städel Museum - ARTOTHEK.



Raphael and workshop (1483–1520) - Portrait of Pope Julius II, 1511/12(2.6MB). Photo: Städel Museum - ARTOTHEK.