Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
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Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien

Bruegel's Hunters in the Snow, Vermeer's Art of Painting, Velázquez's infantas and Cellini's Saliera: the Habsburgs' collections, room by room, at your own pace.

3 floors90+ rooms400+ piecesabout an hour of stories
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60 minThe Kunsthistorisches Museum in an HourTen stops on the Picture Gallery floor: Canova's Theseus, Vermeer and Rembrandt, three Bruegels, Raphael's Madonna, Arcimboldo, Velázquez's infanta and Caravaggio.10 pieces · 1 floor120 minThe Masterpieces in Two HoursDownstairs first: an Egyptian tomb chapel, Roman cameos, migration-age gold and Cellini's Saliera. Then up the grand staircase to Bruegel, Vermeer, Titian, Velázquez and Caravaggio.25 pieces · 2 floors75 minThe Habsburgs and What They CollectedThe family behind the museum, told through what they owned: Cellini's Saliera, Rudolf the Second's Prague, Maximilian's portraits, Leopold Wilhelm's gallery, Arcimboldo's heads and a Spanish infanta sent to Vienna.14 pieces · 2 floors60 minSmall WondersSmall things worth a close look: a monkey that held eye paint, a Roman cameo, an emperor engraved on glass, a clockwork cittern player, a self-portrait in a convex mirror and the coin that gave the dollar its start.12 pieces · 3 floorsS45 minSemper, Hasenauer and the Grand StaircaseTwin museums for an emperor, two architects who never chose each other, a ceiling that took three painters, the young Klimt brothers and a dome with another dome inside it.8 pieces · 2 floors

Don't miss

Hunters in the Snow (Winter)Hunters in the Snow (Winter)Level 1
The Tower of BabelThe Tower of BabelLevel 1
The Art of PaintingThe Art of PaintingLevel 1
Saliera (Salt Cellar)Saliera (Salt Cellar)Level 0
Infanta Margarita in a Blue DressInfanta Margarita in a Blue DressLevel 1
WinterWinterLevel 1

From the outside

Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien: the front and the dome on Maria-Theresien-Platz in the evening sun
the front and the dome on Maria-Theresien-Platz in the evening sun
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien: the whole front across Maria-Theresien-Platz, with the Maria Theresa monument at the right
the whole front across Maria-Theresien-Platz, with the Maria Theresa monument at the right
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien: the central pavilion and dome beside the Maria Theresa monument
the central pavilion and dome beside the Maria Theresa monument
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien: the central pavilion and dome above the pines of the square
the central pavilion and dome above the pines of the square
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien: the dome and roofline through autumn trees
the dome and roofline through autumn trees

The building

2Second floorCoin Cabinet, Room IIICoin Cabinet, Room IIRoom I: Coin Cabinet, portraits in metalBassano RoomVermeyen Cartoons: The Conquest of TunisVermeyen Cartoons: The Conquest of TunisThe staircase seen from above
1First floorRoom 17: Early Netherlandish paintingRoom 18: The world landscapeRoom 19: Dutch fine paintingRoom 20: Rubens in private, Het PelskenRoom 21: Flemish cabinet pictures, Brueghel and TeniersRoom XII: Rembrandt, Vermeer and the Dutch Golden AgeRoom XIII: Rubens, altars, myths and landscapesRoom XI: Dürer, Cranach and HolbeinRoom 16: Portraits of the age of MaximilianRoom 22: Rudolf the Second's court paintersRoom XIV: Rubens, altarpieces for the JesuitsRoom 23: Van Dyck and the court portraitRoom 15: Kitchens, markets and peasantsRoom X: Pieter Bruegel the Elderand 30 more rooms
0Raised ground floorRoom XXV: Treasures from distant shoresRoom XXVI: Pictures made of stoneRoom XXVII: Rudolf the Second's PragueRoom XXVIII: Princely treasures of the later 1500sRoom XXIX: Cellini's Saliera and the gifts of a French kingRoom XXIVa to c: Glass, crystal and the curiousRoom XXXI: Hans Kels's game board for the HabsburgsRoom XXIV: Archduke Ferdinand of Tyrol's chamber of wondersRoom XXX: German Renaissance and the Habsburg family imageRoom XXXIII: Small bronzes of Padua and MantuaRoom XXXII: Late Renaissance bronzes and marvelsRoom XXII: Ferdinand the Third and the rock crystal pyramidRoom XXIII: Clockwork and Baroque bronzeRoom XXXV: Burgundy and the court of Frederick the Thirdand 34 more rooms
Photo credits (328)
  • Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien: David Nestorov, Pexels License
  • Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, the whole front across Maria-Theresien-Platz, with the Maria Theresa monument at the right: D.W., Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
  • Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, the central pavilion and dome beside the Maria Theresa monument: Aleksandar Spasojevic, Pexels License
  • Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, the central pavilion and dome above the pines of the square: Pham Ngoc Anh, Pexels License
  • Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, the dome and roofline through autumn trees: Gabriel Grip, Pexels License
  • Room XXV: Treasures from distant shores: Manfred Werner (Tsui), CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Room XXVI: Pictures made of stone: attributed to Paolo Piazza (file page: anonymous), Public domain
  • Room XXVII: Rudolf the Second's Prague: GFreihalter, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Room XXVIII: Princely treasures of the later 1500s: Vassil, CC0
  • Room XXIX: Cellini's Saliera and the gifts of a French king: Vassil, CC0
  • Room XXXI: Hans Kels's game board for the Habsburgs: GFreihalter, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Room XXIV: Archduke Ferdinand of Tyrol's chamber of wonders: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Room XXX: German Renaissance and the Habsburg family image: Vassil, CC0
  • Room XXXIII: Small bronzes of Padua and Mantua: Vassil, CC0
  • Room XXXII: Late Renaissance bronzes and marvels: Vassil, CC0
  • Room XXII: Ferdinand the Third and the rock crystal pyramid: Vert, CC0
  • Room XXXV: Burgundy and the court of Frederick the Third: Aiwok, CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Room XXXIV: Renaissance sculpture, Florence, Venice and the North: Vassil, CC0
  • Room XX: Ivory triumphs of Leopold the First: B jonas, CC BY 4.0
  • Room XXXVII: Church treasures of the Middle Ages: Vassil, CC0
  • Room XXXVI: Gothic courts, from Prague to Venice: GFreihalter, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Room XIX: The age of Maria Theresa: Louvois33, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Room XVIII: Late antiquity and early Christianity: Manfred Werner (Tsui), CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Room 7: The Youth of Magdalensberg and Roman Noricum: Fæ, CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Room II: The Chapel of Ka-ni-nisut: Didia, CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Room XVII: Gold of the migration period: Wolfgang Sauber, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Room 6: The Jupiter Dolichenus treasure from Mauer an der Url: Wolfgang Sauber, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Room 5: Odysseus and the suitors, from the Heroon of Trysa: Wolfgang Sauber, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Room XVI: Cameos and engraved gems: Andreas Praefcke, Public domain
  • Room 4: South Italian vases: ArchaiOptix, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Room 3: Italy and the Alps before Rome: Peter1936F, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Room VI: Daily life, beauty and craft: פעמי-עליון, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Room VII: Portraits of the Old and Middle Kingdoms: ArchaiOptix, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Room XIV: Greek vases and figurines: ArchaiOptix, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Room XI: Sarcophagi, muses and the Theseus mosaic: GFreihalter, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Room XIII: Roman portraits and mummy portraits: ArchaiOptix, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Room X: Greek and Cypriot sculpture: Faustyna E., CC0
  • Room IX: Kings and gods in stone: Captmondo, CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Room 17: Early Netherlandish painting: Rogier van der Weyden, Public domain
  • Room 18: The world landscape: Joachim Patinir, Public domain
  • Room 19: Dutch fine painting: Samuel van Hoogstraten, Public domain
  • Room 20: Rubens in private, Het Pelsken: Peter Paul Rubens, Public domain
  • Room 21: Flemish cabinet pictures, Brueghel and Teniers: David Teniers the Younger, Public domain
  • Room XII: Rembrandt, Vermeer and the Dutch Golden Age: Johannes Vermeer, Public domain
  • Room XIII: Rubens, altars, myths and landscapes: Peter Paul Rubens, Public domain
  • Room XI: Dürer, Cranach and Holbein: Albrecht Dürer, Public domain
  • Room 16: Portraits of the age of Maximilian: Bernhard Strigel, Public domain
  • Room 22: Rudolf the Second's court painters: Bartholomeus Spranger, Public domain
  • Room XIV: Rubens, altarpieces for the Jesuits: Peter Paul Rubens, Public domain
  • Room 23: Van Dyck and the court portrait: Anthony van Dyck, Public domain
  • Room 15: Kitchens, markets and peasants: Pieter Aertsen, Public domain
  • Room X: Pieter Bruegel the Elder: Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Public domain
  • Room XV: Flemish Baroque after Rubens: Jacob Jordaens, Public domain
  • Grand Staircase: Klimt and Canova: Culturawiki, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Room 1: Antonello da Messina and early Venice: Antonello da Messina, Public domain
  • Room I: Raphael and Florence: Raphael, Public domain
  • Room VII: Maria Theresa's Vienna, Bellotto and the court: Bernardo Bellotto, Public domain
  • Room 13: Canaletto's Venice, Bellotto's Vienna: Bernardo Bellotto, Public domain
  • Room 2: Mantegna, Bellini and their pupils: Andrea Mantegna, Public domain
  • Room II: Titian: Titian, Public domain
  • Room VI: Italian Baroque, from altar to court: Guido Cagnacci, Public domain
  • Room 12: Domenico Fetti and a pope's night clock: Domenico Fetti, Public domain
  • Room 3: Parmigianino, Correggio and Lotto: Parmigianino, Public domain
  • Room III: Tintoretto and Veronese: Jacopo Tintoretto, Public domain
  • Room V: Caravaggio and his followers: Caravaggio, Public domain
  • Room 11: Carracci, Gentileschi and Strozzi: Annibale Carracci, Public domain
  • Room IV: Bassano and late Veronese: Jacopo Bassano (the Commons file still credits Francesco Bassano, an earlier att, Public domain
  • Room 4: Giorgione and the young Titian: Giorgione, Public domain
  • Room 10: Velázquez and the Infanta Margarita: Diego Velázquez, Public domain
  • Room 5: The young Tintoretto: Jacopo Tintoretto, Public domain
  • Room 6: Milan and Cremona: Sofonisba Anguissola (the Commons file page lists "Unknown author"), Public domain
  • Room 7: Moroni and Savoldo: Giovanni Battista Moroni, Public domain
  • Room 8: Arcimboldo's heads: Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Public domain
  • Room 9: The Spanish court and its neighbours: Alonso Sánchez Coello, Public domain
  • Vermeyen Cartoons: The Conquest of Tunis: Jan Cornelisz Vermeyen, Public domain
  • The Tower of Babel: Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Public domain
  • The Art of Painting: Johannes Vermeer, Public domain
  • Infanta Margarita in a Blue Dress: Diego Velázquez, CC0
  • Winter: Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Public domain
  • The Madonna of the Meadow: Raphael, Public domain
  • The Peasant Wedding: Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Public domain
  • Madonna of the Rosary: Caravaggio, Public domain
  • Large Self-Portrait: Rembrandt, Public domain
  • Theseus Defeating the Centaur: Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
  • Het Pelsken (Helena Fourment in a Fur Wrap): Peter Paul Rubens, Public domain
  • Ecce Homo: Titian, Public domain
  • Summer: Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Public domain
  • Emperor Rudolf II: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Emperor Charles V: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Lidded Cup with Bust of an African Woman: GFreihalter, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Hercules and Antaeus: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Ensemble of Double and Lidded Cups: Vassil, CC0
  • Table Centrepiece in the Form of a Galley: Vassil, CC0
  • King Charles IX of France: François Clouet, Public domain
  • Medallion with a Portrait of Margaret of Austria: GFreihalter, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Portrait of a Man in a Fur-lined Cloak: Titian, Public domain
  • The So-called Wallenstein Horoscope Amulet: Niki.L, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Drinking Horn, called a Griffin's Claw: Vassil, CC0
  • Rock Crystal Spoon: Vassil, CC0
  • Young Couple: Vassil, CC0
  • Madonna and Child: Sailko, CC BY 2.5
  • Allegory of Transience (Vanitas Group): Vassil, CC0
  • Emperor Leopold I: B jonas, CC BY 4.0
  • Apotheosis of Emperor Leopold I: O.Mustafin, CC0
  • Saint Gregory with Scribes: Vassil, CC0
  • Crosier with the Coronation of the Virgin: GFreihalter, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Poseidon as Lord of the Isthmian Games (?): Vassil, CC0
  • Püsterich (Fire-Blower): GFreihalter, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Emperor Sigismund: Bohemian painter (formerly attributed to Pisanello); photograph Vassil, Public domain
  • Game Board for Chess and Backgammon: GFreihalter, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Rock Crystal Jug: Vassil, CC0
  • Calculating Machine: B jonas, CC BY 4.0
  • Ivory panel of an empress (Ariadne?): Andreas Praefcke, Public domain
  • Gold glass with a married couple: Andreas Praefcke, Public domain
  • Model of the Giza Plateau: Yair Haklai, CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Bull's head bowl, Nagyszentmiklós treasure: Sandstein, CC BY 3.0
  • Onyx brooch from Osztrópataka: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Jewelled brooch from Rebrény: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Silver bucket with pairs of gods: Wolfgang Sauber, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Eagle Cameo: Andreas Praefcke, Public domain
  • Cameo of Caligula and Roma: Andreas Praefcke, Public domain
  • Cameo of Livia with the bust of the deified Augustus: Marcus Cyron, CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Glass cameo signed by Herophilos: Vassil, CC0
  • Volute krater with Achilles and Penthesilea: ArchaiOptix, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Silver centaur from a drinking horn: Carole Raddato, CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Reserve Head: ArchaiOptix, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Statue of Sebek-em-saf: ArchaiOptix, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Kai-pu-ptah and Ipep: ArchaiOptix, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Bust of King Amenemhet the Fifth: Juan R. Lazaro, CC BY 2.0
  • Wine jug with merchants weighing goods: ArchaiOptix, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Amphora with Theseus killing the Minotaur: ArchaiOptix, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Water jar with Achilles ambushing Troilos: ArchaiOptix, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Prize-style amphora with Athena: ArchaiOptix, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Lion Devouring a Bull: Didia, CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Ramesses the Second and his Mother Tuia: Alensha, CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Theseus Mosaic: Unknown Roman mosaicist (photograph: Google Art Project), Public domain
  • Muse ("Vienna Kore"): Yair Haklai, CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Aphrodite and Eros (Aphrodite d'Este): Manfred Werner (Tsui), CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Mummy portrait of a bearded man with curly hair: ArchaiOptix, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Portrait of Julia Domna: Carole Raddato, CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Bust of the emperor Trajan: Carole Raddato, CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Parthenon frieze fragment: two old men: Yair Haklai, CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Marble grave vase of Dionysios: GFreihalter, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Torso of the Spear Bearer (Doryphoros): Yair Haklai, CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Upper Part of a Statue of Thutmose the Third: Husky (Hay Kranen), Public domain
  • Portrait of Julius Caesar: Andrew Bossi, CC BY-SA 2.5
  • Bilingual building inscription from Alexandria: Brigade Piron, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Christ Carrying the Cross: Hieronymus Bosch, Public domain
  • Diptych with the Fall of Man and the Lamentation: Hugo van der Goes, Public domain
  • The Legend of the Relics of Saint John the Baptist: Geertgen tot Sint Jans, Public domain
  • Saint Luke Painting the Madonna: Jan Gossaert, Public domain
  • Joanna of Castile, called Joanna the Mad: Juan de Flandes, Public domain
  • Small Triptych of Saint John: Hans Memling, Public domain
  • The Wheel Miracle of Saint Catherine: Joachim Patinir, Public domain
  • Landscape with Saint John the Baptist Preaching: Herri met de Bles, Public domain
  • Lot and His Daughters: Jan Massys, Public domain
  • The Temptation of Saint Anthony: Circle of Jan Mandyn (Commons names Jan Mandijn), Public domain
  • Woman at the Window: Jacob Vrel, Public domain
  • The Doctor: Gerrit Dou, Public domain
  • The Doctor's Visit (Lovesick): Frans van Mieris the Elder, Public domain
  • The Apple Peeler: Gerard ter Borch, Public domain
  • Breakfast Still Life with a Covered Goblet: Willem Claesz. Heda, Public domain
  • Winter Landscape: Hendrick Avercamp, Public domain
  • Self-Portrait: Peter Paul Rubens, Public domain
  • The Head of Medusa: Peter Paul Rubens, Public domain
  • Isabella d'Este: Peter Paul Rubens, Public domain
  • Young Woman with Fan: After Titian / Peter Paul Rubens, Public domain
  • Flowers in a Wooden Vessel: Jan Brueghel the Elder, Public domain
  • Winter Landscape (January or February): Lucas van Valckenborch, Public domain
  • Gathering of Witches: Frans Francken the Younger, Public domain
  • Dulle Griet on a Raid before the Entrance to Hell: David Ryckaert III, Public domain
  • Small Self-Portrait: Rembrandt, Public domain
  • Beware of Luxury (The World Upside Down): Jan Steen, Public domain
  • The Great Forest: Jacob van Ruisdael, Public domain
  • Bouquet of Flowers: Rachel Ruysch, Public domain
  • Woman with Child and Maid: Pieter de Hooch, Public domain
  • The Holy Family beneath an Apple Tree: Peter Paul Rubens, Public domain
  • The Feast of Venus: Peter Paul Rubens, Public domain
  • Landscape with Philemon and Baucis: Peter Paul Rubens, Public domain
  • The Meeting at Nördlingen: Peter Paul Rubens, Public domain
  • Cimon and Iphigenia: Peter Paul Rubens / Frans Snyders / Jan Wildens, Public domain
  • Emperor Maximilian I: Albrecht Dürer, Public domain
  • Jane Seymour: Hans Holbein the Younger, Public domain
  • Portrait of a Venetian Lady: Albrecht Dürer, Public domain
  • The Martyrdom of the Ten Thousand: Albrecht Dürer, Public domain
  • Judith with the Head of Holofernes: Lucas Cranach the Elder, Public domain
  • Stag Hunt of Elector Frederick the Wise: Lucas Cranach the Elder, Public domain
  • Dr John Chambers: Hans Holbein the Younger, Public domain
  • The Holy Kinship: Bernhard Strigel, Public domain
  • The Three Ages of Life and Death: Hans Baldung Grien, Public domain
  • Emperor Charles V with His English Water Dog: Jakob Seisenegger, Public domain
  • The Court Jester Gonella: Jean Fouquet, Public domain
  • Emperor Maximilian I: Joos van Cleve, Public domain
  • The Nativity: Albrecht Altdorfer, Public domain
  • Virgin and Child (Mary Nursing the Child): Albrecht Dürer, Public domain
  • Hermaphroditus and the Nymph Salmacis: Bartholomeus Spranger, Public domain
  • Hercules and Omphale: Bartholomeus Spranger, Public domain
  • Vulcan and Maia: Bartholomeus Spranger, Public domain
  • Diana and Actaeon: Joseph Heintz the Elder, Public domain
  • Venus, Cupid and a Satyr (?): Hans von Aachen, Public domain
  • The Miracles of Saint Francis Xavier, oil sketch: Peter Paul Rubens, Public domain
  • The Triumph of Bacchus: Michaelina Wautier, Public domain
  • The Annunciation: Peter Paul Rubens, Public domain
  • Saint Ambrose and Emperor Theodosius: Anthony van Dyck / Peter Paul Rubens, Public domain
  • The Four Rivers of Paradise: Peter Paul Rubens, Public domain
  • The Calydonian Boar Hunt: Peter Paul Rubens, Public domain
  • The Capture of Samson: Anthony van Dyck, Public domain
  • Young General: Anthony van Dyck, Public domain
  • Portrait of a Woman: Anthony van Dyck, Public domain
  • Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle: Antonis Mor, Public domain
  • Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain: Antonis Mor, Public domain
  • The Slaughtered Ox: Marten van Cleve, Public domain
  • Market Scene: Pieter Aertsen, Public domain
  • Peasant Dance: Pieter Aertsen, Public domain
  • Peasant Parlour with Noble Visitors: Marten van Cleve, Public domain
  • Vulcan Shows the Gods Venus and Mars Caught in His Net: Maarten van Heemskerck, Public domain
  • Children's Games: Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Public domain
  • The Fight between Carnival and Lent: Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Public domain
  • The Gloomy Day (Early Spring): Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Public domain
  • The Return of the Herd (Autumn): Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Public domain
  • The Procession to Calvary: Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Public domain
  • The Conversion of Paul: Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Public domain
  • The Suicide of Saul: Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Public domain
  • The Peasant Dance: Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Public domain
  • The Peasant and the Nest Robber: Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Public domain
  • Vincenzo the Second Gonzaga: Peter Paul Rubens, Public domain
  • Fish Market: Frans Snyders / Cornelis de Vos, Public domain
  • Skating on the Moat in Brussels: Robert van den Hoecke, Public domain
  • Archduke Leopold Wilhelm: Justus van Egmont, Public domain
  • Young Lady: Anthony van Dyck, Public domain
  • The Daughters of Cecrops Find the Infant Erichthonius: Jacob Jordaens, Public domain
  • Greek Antiquity (staircase painting): Culturawiki, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Roman and Venetian Quattrocento (staircase painting): Culturawiki, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Florentine Cinquecento and Quattrocento (staircase painting): Culturawiki, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Old Italian Art (staircase painting): Culturawiki, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Saint John the Baptist: Antonio Vivarini, Public domain
  • Saint Clare: Bartolomeo Vivarini, Public domain
  • The Calling of the Sons of Zebedee: Marco Basaiti, Public domain
  • Madonna and Child with Four Saints: Pietro Perugino, Public domain
  • The Baptism of Christ: Perugino, Pietro, Public domain
  • The Lamentation of Christ: Andrea del Sarto, Public domain
  • The Presentation of Christ in the Temple: Fra Bartolomeo, Public domain
  • Holy Family with the Young John the Baptist: Raphael and workshop, Public domain
  • Schönbrunn Palace, Courtyard Side: Bernardo Bellotto, Public domain
  • Archduke Francis, the Later Emperor Francis II, at the Age of Seven: Johann Zoffany, Public domain
  • Emperor Francis I (Francis Stephen of Lorraine): Johann Zoffany, Public domain
  • The Return of the Prodigal Son: Pompeo Batoni, Public domain
  • Count Philipp Ludwig Wenzel Sinzendorf: Hyacinthe Rigaud, Public domain
  • University Square in Vienna: Bernardo Bellotto, Public domain
  • Vienna, the Dominican Church: Bernardo Bellotto, Public domain
  • The Riva degli Schiavoni in Venice: Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal), Public domain
  • The Dogana in Venice: Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal), Public domain
  • Christoph Willibald von Gluck: Joseph-Siffred Duplessis, Public domain
  • Portrait of a Cellist: Giacomo Ceruti, Public domain
  • The Presentation of Christ in the Temple: Giovanni Bellini, Public domain
  • The Dead Christ Supported by Angels: Cosimo Tura, Public domain
  • Portrait of a Young Man in a Red Robe: Lorenzo Lotto, Public domain
  • The Physician Gian Giacomo Bartolotti da Parma: Titian, Public domain
  • Bathing Nymphs: Palma Vecchio, Public domain
  • Isabella d'Este: Titian, Public domain
  • Danaë: Titian, Public domain
  • Jacopo Strada: Titian, Public domain
  • Girl in a Fur: Titian, Public domain
  • The Bravo: Titian, Public domain
  • Archduchess Marie Antoinette, Queen of France: Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, Public domain
  • The Baptism of Christ: Guido Reni, Public domain
  • Saint Michael Vanquishing the Rebel Angels: Luca Giordano, Public domain
  • Hannibal Recognising the Head of His Brother Hasdrubal: Giambattista Tiepolo, Public domain
  • Emperor Joseph II with Grand Duke Pietro Leopoldo of Tuscany: Pompeo Batoni, Public domain
  • Jacob's Dream: Domenico Fetti, Public domain
  • Hero Mourning the Dead Leander: Domenico Fetti, Public domain
  • Return of the Prodigal Son: Guercino, Public domain
  • Jupiter and Io: Antonio Allegri, called Correggio 1489/95 (italian) Born in Correggio. Died in C, Public domain
  • Triple Portrait of a Goldsmith: Lorenzo Lotto, Public domain
  • Cupid Making His Bow: Parmigianino, Public domain
  • Young Man before a White Curtain: Lorenzo Lotto, Public domain
  • The Conversion of Saint Paul: Parmigianino, Public domain
  • Saint Justina with a Donor: Moretto da Brescia, Public domain
  • Lucretia: Paolo Veronese, Public domain
  • Judith with the Head of Holofernes: Paolo Veronese, Public domain
  • The Raising of the Youth of Nain: Paolo Veronese, Public domain
  • The Sacrifice of Marcus Curtius: Paolo Veronese, Public domain
  • Lorenzo Soranzo: Jacopo Tintoretto, Public domain
  • Portrait of a Young Lady: Jacopo Tintoretto, Public domain
  • David with the Head of Goliath: Caravaggio, Public domain
  • The Crowning with Thorns: Caravaggio, Public domain
  • Rest on the Flight into Egypt: Orazio Gentileschi, Public domain
  • Judith with the Head of Holofernes: Carlo Saraceni, Public domain
  • The Lute Player: Hendrick ter Brugghen, Public domain
  • Christ Carrying the Cross: Orazio Gentileschi, Public domain
  • The Lute Player: Bernardo Strozzi, Public domain
  • Doge Francesco Erizzo: Bernardo Strozzi, Public domain
  • Perseus Freeing Andromeda: Giuseppe Cesari, called Cavaliere d'Arpino, Public domain
  • Summer (The Sacrifice of Isaac): Jacopo Bassano (the Commons file still credits Francesco Bassano, an earlier att, Public domain
  • The Entombment of Christ: Jacopo Bassano (the Commons file still credits Leandro Bassano, an earlier attri, Public domain
  • The Adoration of the Magi: Jacopo Bassano, Public domain
  • Hercules, Deianira and the Centaur Nessus: Paolo Veronese, Public domain
  • Landscape with Antique Ruins and Bathing Women: Lambert Sustris, Public domain
  • Laura: Giorgione, Public domain
  • Young Woman at Her Toilette: Giovanni Bellini, Public domain
  • The Gypsy Madonna: Titian, Public domain
  • Violante: Titian, Public domain
  • Madonna of the Cherries: Titian, Public domain
  • Boy with an Arrow: Giorgione, Public domain
  • Infanta Margarita in a Pink Dress: Diego Velázquez, Public domain
  • Infanta Margarita in a White Dress: Diego Velázquez, Public domain
  • Infanta Margarita: Juan Bautista Martínez del Mazo, Public domain
  • Infante Philip Prosper: Diego Velázquez, Public domain
  • Infante Baltasar Carlos: Diego Velázquez, Public domain
  • Infanta María Teresa: Diego Velázquez, Public domain
  • The Family of the Artist: Juan Bautista Martínez del Mazo, Public domain
  • The Queen of Sheba before Solomon: Jacopo Tintoretto, Public domain
  • Samson's Revenge on the Philistines: Jacopo Tintoretto, Public domain
  • Bathsheba before David: Jacopo Tintoretto, Public domain
  • Emperor Maximilian I: Giovanni Ambrogio de Predis, Public domain
  • Salome with the Head of John the Baptist: Andrea Solari, Public domain
  • Salome with the Head of John the Baptist: Cesare da Sesto, Public domain
  • The Orator Giovan Pietro Maffeis (?): Giovanni Battista Moroni, Public domain
  • The Lamentation of Christ: Giovanni Girolamo Savoldo, Public domain
  • A Philosopher: Giovanni Girolamo Savoldo, Public domain
  • Fire: Giuseppe Arcimboldo (photo: Yelkrokoyade), Public domain
  • Water: Giuseppe Arcimboldo (photo: Hajotthu), Public domain
  • The Holy Family with Saint Anne and the Infant Saint John: Bronzino, Public domain
  • Monsignor Giuliano della Rovere: Federico Barocci, Public domain
  • Elisabeth of Valois, Queen of Spain: Alonso Sánchez Coello, Public domain
  • Blind Hurdy-Gurdy Player: Francisco de Herrera the Elder, Public domain
  • Heraclitus and Democritus: Salvator Rosa, Public domain
  • John the Baptist: Guercino, Public domain

An independent audio guide by Roamer, not affiliated with or endorsed by the Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien. Museum admission is separate. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, Flickr and Pexels contributors under open licences; credits on each piece.

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