Vienna, Austria
Maria-Theresien-Platz, 1010 Vienna, Austria
Vienna, Austria
€21 adults (under 19 free)
15 artists in database
The Kunsthistorisches Museum opened in 1891 when Emperor Franz Joseph I created a home for the Habsburg art collection that had grown over five centuries. The twin museum buildings on Maria-Theresien-Platz were designed by Gottfried Semper and Karl von Hasenauer between 1871 and 1891. Habsburg rulers began collecting systematically in the 16th century, with Archduke Ferdinand II assembling treasures at Ambras Castle and Emperor Rudolf II turning Prague into an artistic center.
The Picture Gallery holds the world's largest collection of Pieter Bruegel the Elder paintings, with 12 works including The Fight Between Carnival and Lent. No other museum owns more than three Bruegels. Titian, Tintoretto, and Giorgione represent the Renaissance. Hieronymus Bosch and Parmigianino's Self-portrait in a Convex Mirror rank among the Northern Renaissance and Mannerist highlights. After the Habsburg empire collapsed in 1918, ownership transferred to the Austrian Republic.
Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, Austria houses 46 masterpieces in our database, including works by Joachim Patinir, Giorgione and Salvator Rosa and 12 other artists. Notable works include Hunters in the Snow and Archduke Leopold Wilhelm in his Gallery at Brussels.
Browse 46 notable artworks in our database. Click any work to see details and plan your visit.

Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1565
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

David Teniers the Younger, 1651
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Johannes Vermeer, 1666
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Tintoretto
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Salvator Rosa
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Salvator Rosa
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Lucas Cranach the Elder
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Joachim Patinir
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Giorgione
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Bernardino Luini
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Titian
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Tintoretto
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Thomas Gainsborough
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Salvator Rosa
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Rogier van der Weyden
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1652
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Pietro da Cortona
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Parmigianino
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Parmigianino
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Parmigianino
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Palma Vecchio
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Lucas Cranach the Elder
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Lorenzo Lotto
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Joachim Patinir
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Joachim Patinir
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Joachim Patinir
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Jan van Eyck
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Hieronymus Bosch
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Hieronymus Bosch
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Gustav Klimt
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Guercino
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Giovanni Battista Moroni, 1551
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Giorgione
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Giorgione
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Giorgione
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Gerard ter Borch
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Gerard David
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Luca Giordano, 1666
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Dosso Dossi
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Correggio
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Caspar David Friedrich
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Anthony van Dyck
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Andrea del Sarto
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Andrea del Sarto
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Adriaen van Ostade
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
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