700 Years of Art

Since 1815, when Johann Friedrich Städel donated his art collection and estate as the foundation for the institution that would later bear his name, the Städel Museum's holdings have been continuously expanded, featuring masterpieces from the fourteenth century to the present day by Botticelli, Rembrandt, Vermeer, Tischbein, Renoir, Kirchner, and Gerhard Richter, among others. This short guide presents roughly one hundred works for the reader to discover, contemplate, and enjoy.

The Städel Museum in Frankfurt captures masterpieces from the fourteenth century to the present day. In 1815 Johann Friedrich Städel donated his art collection, which led to the foundation of the Städel Museum. It has been growing ever since.