Private Tour of the Picture Gallery of the Fine Arts Museum VIenna (Kunsthistorisches Museum) with an Art Historian

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2 hours 15 minutes (approximately)
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The Vienna Museum of Art History's collection is the best place to see and to understand what distinguishes a brilliant artist from the wonderful and the good from the mediocre. If you want not only to walk through the museum and enjoy the works of Rembrandt, Rubens, Vermeer, Raphael and Caravaggio, but also aspire to understand what distinguishes their works from those of their less famous contemporaries, this tour is for you.

In Peter Bruegel's largest world collection, we'll take a closer look at The Hunters in the Snow to understand why it was in the 20th century that this painting became the “cold distant peak of unattainable art“, and why it was a huge risk to choose such a controversial subject in the 16th century.

We will look at the requirements for Rubens' work and see the difference between works made for his powerful commissioners and those created for his own pleasure. The Capture of Samson by his disciple Antonis van Dyck will make it clear to us which qualities of his work have allowed him to occupy a separate place in the history of art, at least equal to his teachers. 

Vermeer's work The Allegory of The Art and Caravaggio's Madonna with the Beads will show us the most virtuoso showcase of mimesis, the main principle of Western aesthetics. And Parmigianino's works in the contrary will show us the first attempts of art to escape from the path of perfect vitality.

If you wish to see outstanding art and aspire to understand what makes it great, this art tour is perfect for you.

What's Included

Skip-the-line Admission Tickets
Professional Art Historian Guide

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien

At the Entrance to the Kunsthistorisches Museum (Fine Arts Museum)

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 2 hours 15 minutes (approximately)
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    Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna

    ‘The temple of art’ is the expression that describes the Art History Museum in Vienna the best. Kunsthistorisches Museum also features collections of Egyptian, Greek, and Roman art, as well as a numismatic cabinet. During this art tour we take a very close look at globally celebrated masterpieces of the picture gallery and try to understand what makes each art piece so very special.

    2 hours 15 minutes • Admission ticket included

Additional info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Please come punctually to the meeting point in front of the museum's main entrance. There are three doors and the central one is closed. Your guide will be waiting for you in front of it. Your guide will have your museum entrance tickets with her.
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