Angermuseum

 

Angermuseum

The Angermuseum is an art museum in Erfurt that first opened its doors on June 27, 1886.


History
Friedrich von Nerly's extensive collection of works was donated to the city of Erfurt in 1883 by his son, Friedrich Paul Nerly, with the obligation to establish a museum for the presentation of the collection. Friedrich von Nerly moved to Venice in 1835 and spent the rest of his life painting aquarelles and drawings of the city.  More than 700 works created in Italy are part of the Angermuseum's collection.  Initially, the collection focused on landscape painting, portraits, and still lifes from the 18th to 20th centuries, inspired by the works of Friedrich Nerly. It is a unique feature of the Angermuseum that the citizens, rather than the princes, were involved in the museum's expansion. Above all, families such as the Lucius (Adelsgeschlecht)  and the Bankhaus Stürcke should be mentioned. For a long time, the museum's character and orientation were determined by "the honorary class of wealthy and educated citizens" (in German: "Die Honoratiorenschicht aus Besitz- und Bildungsbürgern").


Building
It is housed in the same building that once housed Erfurt's public weighing scales, where travelling merchants would bring their wares to be weighed in order to pay the city's customs duties. The museum faces Anger Square, which is a town common. Originally, the museum was only housed in the gallery on the first floor. It was the town's first municipal museum. The structure was built between 1706 and 1711. Johann Maximilian von Welsch, the architect, designed it. It is a Franconian-influenced baroque structure with St. Martin, the patron saint of the city, in its gable triangle


Collection Highlights
Erfurt and Thuringian Middle Ages Art Collection, Sculpture, Painting, Craft Art
The mediaeval art collection includes works from Erfurt's heyday in the second half of the 14th century, such as four altarpieces from St. Augustine's Monastery (Erfurt) and sandstone sculptures from the workshop of the master of the Severisarcophagus. Lucas Cranach the Elder and the Cranach workshop are credited with eight panel paintings, including the small panel "Christus als guter Hirte") (around 1540/1550) and the paintings "Lasset die Kindlein zu mir kommen" (around 1535) and "Heilige Nacht" (around 1540), as well as a winged altar.

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