Residenzgalerie Salzburg, Art gallery in Salzburg Residenz, Austria.
Residenzgalerie Salzburg is housed in the east wing of the Archbishop's Palace and contains European paintings spanning the 16th to 19th centuries. The collection features works from Italy, France, Austria, and the Netherlands arranged throughout the ornate halls of the residence.
The gallery opened in 1923 following the collapse of the monarchy in Austria. The establishment aimed to rebuild the collection after many pieces from the archbishop-princes were lost during the Napoleonic Wars.
The gallery's core is the Czernin Collection, assembled between 1800 and 1845 by Count Johann Rudolf Czernin von und zu Chudenitz, who studied law in Salzburg and was related to Archbishop Hieronymus Colloredo. Its 17th-century paintings are mainly Dutch, with Italian, Spanish and French works; the Schönborn-Buchheim collection, initiated by Friedrich Karl Count Schönborn-Buchheim (1674–1746), came on permanent loan in 1956.
The gallery is located within the DomQuartier Salzburg, a complex that groups together several historic buildings. Allow time to explore the different rooms since the collection spans across multiple floors.
The Czernin Collection acquired between 1980 and 1991 added an outstanding group of 17th-century paintings from the Dutch, Spanish, and French traditions. This addition transformed the museum's scope by introducing major European movements beyond the German-speaking world.
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