National Museum, Warsaw

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1 Most important objects
2 See also
3 External links

The National Museum, Warsaw, in Poland, was established May 20, 1862, as the "Museum of Fine Arts, Warsaw," and in 1916 renamed "National Museum, Warsaw" (with the inclusion of collections from museums and cultural institutions such as the Society of Care for Relics of the Past, the Museum of Antiquity at Warsaw University, the Museum of the Society for Encouragement of the Fine Arts, and the Museum of Industry and Agriculture).

The collection, currently housed on Aleje Jerozolimskie, was developed 1927-38 (earlier the museum had been located at ulica Podwale 15). In 1932 an exhibition of decorative art was opened in the two earlier erected wings of the building. In 1935, the museum director was Stanisław Lorentz. A new building was inaugurated June 18, 1938.

During World War II building was damaged and the collection looted by German soldiers. After the war Polish Government retrieved (supervision by prof. Lorentz) works seized by the Germans. At present, the collection of the National Museum in Warsaw includes over 780,000 items displayed in many permanent galleries (incl. the gallery of Ancient Art, The Professor Kazimierz Michałowski Faras Gallery, Gallery of Medieval Art, the Gallery of Foreign Painting, the Gallery of Polish Painting, Gallery of European gold smithery Art, Gallery of Orient Art, the Gallery of 20th century Polish Art, the Gallery of Polish Decorative Art, Gallery of European Decorative Art) and many temporary exhibitions.

[edit] Most important objects

Sandro Botticelli - "The Virgin and Child, St. John and Angels"

Jacob Jordaens - "The Holy Family with St. John, His Parents and Angels"

Gallery of Foreign Painting
- Sandro Botticelli - "The Virgin and Child, St. John and Angels"
- Paris Bordone - "Venus and Amor"
- Hendrick ter Brugghen - "King David Playing the Harp"
- Cima da Conegliano - "Christ among the Doctors"
- Willem Claesz Heda - "Still life"
- Lucas Cranach the Elder - "Adam and Eve"
- Carel Fabritius - "The Raising of Lazarus", 1643, oil on canvas
- Jean-Baptiste Greuze - "Guitarist"
- Jacob Jordaens - "The Holy Family with St. John, His Parents and Angels"
- Jacopo Tintoretto - "Admiral's Portrait"
- Peter Paul Rubens (workshop)- "Virgin and Child"
- Rembrandt van Rijn (workshop?) - "Martin Soolmans's portrait"
- Aert van den Bossche - "The Martyrdom of St. Crispin and Crispinian"
- Maerten van Heemskerk - triptych "Ecce Homo"