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pinacotheca
pinacotheca (Greek: ‘picture repository’). A name originally applied to a picture gallery in the Propylaea (gateway) of the Acropolis at Athens; it was open to the public by the 2nd century ad. The word was adopted by the Romans for galleries of private collectors, and in modern times it has been applied to numerous public galleries in Italy (for example the Vatican Pinacoteca) and a few in other countries, notably the Alte Pinakothek (Old Picture Gallery) in Munich. This was built by the art-loving King Ludwig I of Bavaria (1786–1868; reigned 1825–48) and was opened in 1836; the architect was Leo von Klenze and the design is a kind of free interpretation of a very large Renaissance palazzo. Originally it was called simply the Pinakothek, but it was renamed Alte Pinakothek when a gallery for more recent pictures—the Neue Pinakothek—opened in 1853. The Alte Pinakothek has one of the world's greatest collections of Old Masters, particularly rich in German Renaissance works.
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IAN CHILVERS. "pinacotheca." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "pinacotheca." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-pinacotheca.html IAN CHILVERS. "pinacotheca." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-pinacotheca.html |
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pinacotheca
pinacotheca. Place where pictures are exhibited.
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "pinacotheca." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "pinacotheca." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-pinacotheca.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "pinacotheca." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-pinacotheca.html |
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