Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum description and photos - Austria: Innsbruck (Topic)

Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum description and photos - Austria: Innsbruck. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum.

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The Tyrolean National Museum is located in the historic center of Innsbruck, in the immediate vicinity of the Hofburg Palace. It is also known as Ferdinandeum, as it was named after the Archduke of Austria Ferdinand II, who left a great mark on the history of the city.

It was Ferdinand who built the famous Ambras Castle, located three kilometers from the city center. He was also a generous philanthropist and patron of local artists and sculptors, and also acquired various works of art, rarities and wonders for his palace. It is not surprising that the main city museum of fine arts, opened in 1845, was named in his honor.

At the same time, the museum building was also built, which is also of great interest for connoisseurs of architecture and culture. It is a typical example of the Austrian neo-Renaissance. Its friezes and window frames are decorated with exquisite stucco moldings, various reliefs and medallions depicting the largest Austrian cultural and artistic figures. And the facade of the building is crowned with a three-meter statue of Tyrolia - a kind of symbol of the region, on either side of which are two small sculptures - allegories of art and the goddess Minerva.

The Ferdinandeum Museum displays the most ancient artifacts dating back to the period of Roman rule. But the masterpieces of religious art from the Middle Ages, made in the traditions of the Gothic and earlier Romanesque culture, are especially fully represented here. The museum also contains many canvases by the Old Masters - Lucas Cranach the Elder and Rembrandt van Rijn. Also worth noting is a prominent representative of Austrian Gothic - Michael Pacher, the famous 18th century artist Angelika Kaufmann and later painters - Franz von Defregger and Josef Koch.

A separate section of the Tyrolean Museum is reserved for the so-called "Dutch" hall, where local works of art, including decorative ones, are presented. In the museum, you can also get acquainted with old maps of the region and admire the graceful violins of Jacob Steiner, made in the 17th century.

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Topic: Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum description and photos - Austria: Innsbruck.