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Monet on the Normandy Coast. The Discovery of Étretat

19 Mar 2026 TO 5 July 2026
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Monet on the Normandy Coast. The Discovery of Étretat
19 MARCH – 5 JULY 2026
Exhibition Annex

The coastal town of Étretat has become a myth—and continues to fascinate to this day. The cliffs of Étretat, located in Normandy on the Atlantic coast, captivated numerous artists in the 19th century. From 19 March to 5 July 2026, the Städel Museum will present a major exhibition dedicated to the artistic discovery of the former fishing village of Étretat and its influence on modern painting. Around 170 exceptional paintings, drawings, photographs and historical documents on loan from leading French, German and other international museums as well as several private collections will be on display in Frankfurt. Among them are no fewer than twenty-four works by Claude Monet.

Étretat played an important role in the emergence of a new style of painting that went down in art history as Impressionism. The artists were particularly interested in the distinctive cliff landscape, which they found both excitingly beautiful and threatening. Painters and writers travelled to Étretat, and it was through their works that this remote place became famous beyond France’s borders. Following an increase in tourism around 1850, Étretat developed into a popular seaside resort and meeting place for artists, intellectuals and the Parisian bourgeoisie. Gustave Courbet painted his famous wave pictures here; Guy de Maupassant elevated Étretat to a place of longing in his writing; and Maurice Leblanc’s fictional gentleman thief, Arsène Lupin, hoarded his treasures here. The aspiring painter Claude Monet was so fascinated by the unique cliffs and their three rock arches—the Porte d’Amont, the Porte d’Aval and the Manneporte—that he dedicated several paintings to them. Impressed by the ever-changing light and weather conditions, Monet began painting series of motifs in Étretat for the first time, a working method that would later become his trademark.

In addition to works by Eugène Delacroix, Gustave Courbet, Claude Monet and Henri Matisse, the exhibition brings together a host of other important figures in modern and contemporary art, including Johann Wilhelm Schirmer and Eugène Le Poittevin, as well as Camille Corot, Eugène Boudin and Elger Esser. Together, the works illustrate the enduring fascination that this place continues to exert to this day. Loans come from the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa and the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, among others.

Philipp Demandt, Director of the Städel Museum, emphasizes: “With our major special exhibition in spring 2026, we are for the first time dedicating ourselves to exploring the emergence of the myth of Étretat. This coastal town, with its striking rock formations and unique light, has been a source of fascination for artists since the 19th century, and continues to captivate to this day. It was in Étretat that Claude Monet developed his famous serial depiction of motifs, which had a decisive influence on Impressionism. We are particularly proud that two outstanding works from the Städel Collection, which were created in Étretat, form the starting point of the exhibition: Monet’s Luncheon and Gustave Courbet’s The Wave. These are complemented by high-calibre international loans, including twenty-four works by Monet alone. We would like to express our sincere thanks to all lenders and our sponsors for their generous support. We look forward to exploring the enduring fascination of Étretat together with our visitors.”

“In the hundred years or so from Romanticism to Classical Modernism, the artistic view of the impressive coastal landscape around the small town of Étretat underwent multifaceted change. The spectrum ranges from atmospheric watercolour and oil studies to early photographs and Claude Monet’s famous paintings of the impressive cliffs. With its distinctive coastal landscape, Étretat was a magnet for artists of several generations. In collaboration with the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, it was a central concern of ours to place Courbet’s epoch-making wave paintings and Monet’s serial landscape paintings in a broader context and to highlight Étretat’s significance for modern art,” explain Alexander Eiling and Eva Mongi-Vollmer, curators of the exhibition at the Städel Museum.

Curators: Alexander Eiling (Head of Modern Art, Städel Museum), Eva Mongi-Vollmer (Curator, Städel Museum), Stéphane Paccoud (Conservateur en chef, Peintures et sculptures du XIXe siècle, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon) and Isolde Pludermacher (Conservatrice générale peinture, Musée d’Orsay, Paris) in cooperation with Eva-Maria Höllerer (Curator, Städel Museum) and Nelly Janotka (Assistant Curator, Städel Museum)

Sponsored by: Fraport AG, Fontana Foundation, Städelscher Museums-Verein e.V., City of Frankfurt am Main – Department of Culture and Science
Marketing and Media Partners: Alnatura, Ströer Deutsche Städte Medien GmbH, Elisabethen Quelle, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, arte

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Bruegel. Printed
18 JUNE – 20 SEPTEMBER 2026
Exhibition Hall of the Department of Prints and Drawings

Press preview: Wednesday, 17 June 2026, 11.00 am

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1526/30–1569) is regarded as one of the outstanding artists of sixteenth-century Dutch art. His works transport viewers into a fascinating world of humorous visual ideas and enigmatic motifs. Although he is today primarily known as a painter, he made a name for himself early on through his designs for prints. In the exhibition Bruegel. Printed, the Städel Museum brings together around forty-five exceptional prints based on Bruegel’s drawings. They reveal him as a unique innovator and an inimitable storyteller, whose motifs range from vast landscapes to secular and religious allegories and scenes of everyday life.

Bruegel’s prints were created in close collaboration with the Antwerp publisher Hieronymus Cock and his wife, Volcxken Diericx. They convey a vivid impression of the artist’s unique visual world, which combines observation and imagination. Drawing on his fondness for the detailed, grotesque motifs of Hieronymus Bosch and his broad knowledge of pictorial and thematic traditions, he developed new forms of representation for traditional themes. His compositions, which frequently employ exaggeration, make the audience laugh while simultaneously prompting reflection. Bruegel addresses human weaknesses and social ills, highlights the grandeur of nature, and simultaneously turns his gaze to everyday social interactions. To this day, his works offer surprisingly contemporary perspectives on fundamental questions of human values.

The starting point for the exhibition at the Städel is Bruegel’s prints from the museum’s own collection, of which around thirty are on display. This selection is complemented by loans from the Albertina in Vienna and the Staatliche Graphische Sammlung in Munich. In addition, the exhibition features two paintings by his son, Pieter Brueghel the Younger, as well as further sheets from the Städel Museum’s impressive collection of Dutch prints, including works after Frans Floris, Lambert Lombard and Raphael.

Philipp Demandt, Director of the Städel Museum, on the exhibition: “With our exhibition on Bruegel’s prints, the Städel once again offers a glimpse into the extraordinary treasures of its Collection of Prints and Drawings, which, with around 100,000 sheets ranging from the late Middle Ages to the present day, ranks among the most significant collections of its kind in Germany. Visitors are invited to embark on an impressive journey of discovery through Bruegel’s multi-layered visual worlds, full of narrative power, subtle observations and surprising details.”

Astrid Reuter, Head of Prints and Drawings before 1800 at the Städel Museum: “Bruegel’s pictorial inventions were already in high demand during his lifetime. They served not only for entertainment but also formed the subject of scholarly discussions. The particular appeal of his works arises from the interplay of closeness to nature, ingenuity and humorous exaggeration. Valued as imaginative creations offering critical reflections on human values and behaviour, his works continue to inspire discovery, reflection and laughter to this day.”

The exhibition is made possible by funding from the Städelscher Museums-Verein.

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ELMGREEN & DRAGSET. STILLLEBEN MIT GEMÜSE
20 MAY 2026 to 17 JANUARY 2027
Städel Museum

Elmgreen & Dragset (Michael Elmgreen, b. 1961 and Ingar Dragset, b. 1969) have been collaborating since the mid-1990s and are among some of the most influential contemporary artists working today. While often being referred to as sculptors, the artists work in an expanded field that also includes installation, performance and architecture. Their works challenge familiar spatial structures and imbue both public and institutional spaces with a distinctive atmosphere. From 20 May 2026 to 17 January 2027, the Berlin-based artist duo will transform the Städel Museum into a fascinating interplay of reality and illusion. The exhibition “Stillleben mit Gemüse” presents sculptures and installations by the artists that enter into a dialogue with the architecture and the permanent collection of the Städel Museum, which spans over 700 years, opening up new perspectives.

Elmgreen & Dragset situate their figurative sculptures in such a way that they invite the audience to participate in an active game of storytelling. By redirecting and shifting the visitor’s gaze, the artists bring everyday moments that are easily overlooked into focus and turn these into poetic scenes charged with both criticality and humour. Through their elaborate sense of display, they are able to deal with serious questions about social structures, behavioural patterns rooted in conventions and institutional routines in an engaging rather than didactic way. The artist duo also examines how the museum itself shapes our perception of art history. They subtly subvert traditional forms of presentation and play with the rules of exhibition-making.

Unlike other exhibitions, “Stillleben mit Gemüse” extends across the entire Städel Museum. Two immersive installations in the Contemporary Art Collection form the core of the presentation, which unfolds throughout the historic collections and into the neighbouring Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung. The exhibition places the visitors at the centre by inviting them to embark on a treasure hunt where artworks can be discovered in unusual places, often in almost absurd dialogue with the works from the collection.

Philipp Demandt, Director of the Städel Museum, on the exhibition: “The Städel Museum is internationally renowned for its outstanding collection, which since 2020 also includes the bronze sculpture Si par une nuit d’hiver un voyageur by Elmgreen & Dragset, currently on display in the garden. I am therefore even more delighted that we are now able to present this internationally acclaimed artist duo with a comprehensive exhibition at the Städel. With subtle humour and the ability to unfold grand narratives through minimal interventions, Elmgreen & Dragset transform our view of the collection—from the Old Masters through Modernism to the present day—and offer our visitors truly extraordinary moments as they make their way through the museum.”

Svenja Grosser, curator of the exhibition and Head of Contemporary Art: “Elmgreen & Dragset succeed in making familiar museum structures experienceable anew through nuanced shifts. Through their targeted interventions, they open up interstitial spaces and question habitual perspectives and expectations. The exhibition centres around two large-scale installations, The Cloud and Garden of Eden, which cast a critical eye on the tensions between labour and luxury, ambition and illusion. The museum becomes a stage for their artistic practice, where nothing is as clear-cut as it first appears.”

Curator: Svenja Grosser (Head of Contemporary Art, Städel Museum)
Project Manager: Maja Lisewski (Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art., Städel Museum)
Sponsored by: Gemeinnützige Kulturfonds Frankfurt RheinMain GmbH, SEB, Städelscher Museums-Verein e.V.
With additional support from: New Carlsberg Foundation, Danish Arts Foundation
Media Partner: Monopol – Magazin für Kunst und Leben, Verkehrsgesellschaft Frankfurt am Main

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Exhibition Preview 2026 and Outlook 2027

MONET ON THE NORMANDY COAST. THE DISCOVERY OF ÉTRETAT, BRUEGEL’S FANTASTIC WORLDS, NEW PERSPECTIVES WITH ELMGREEN & DRAGSET, SKIN IN ART ON PAPER, MAJOR EXHIBITION ON MARY MAGDALENE AND 2027 TO THE GARDEN OF PARADISE

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Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Etched and Engraved by Jan and Lucas van Doetecum
St Jerome in the Wilderness, ca. 1555
Etching and engraving
326 x 432 mm
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

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Pieter Bruegel the Elder Etched and Engraved by Jan and Lucas van Doetecum, St Jerome in the Wilderness, ca. 1555

Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Engraved by Pieter van der Heyden
Patience (Patientia), 1557
Engraving
335 x 430 mm
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

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Pieter Bruegel the Elder engraved by Pieter van der Heyden, Patience (Patientia), 1557

Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Engraved by Philipp Galle
Temperance (Temperantia), ca. 1560
Engraving
220 x 287 mm
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main.

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Pieter Bruegel the Elder engraved by Philipp Galle, Temperance (Temperantia), ca. 1560

Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Engraved by Pieter van der Heyden
The Big Fish Eat the Little Fish, 1570
Engraving
228 x 295 mm
Staatliche Graphische Sammlung Munich

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Pieter Bruegel the Elder engraved by Pieter van der Heyden, The Big Fish Eat the Little Fish, 1570

Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Engraved by Pieter van der Heyden
Everyman, ca. 1558
Engraving
232 x 298 mm
ALBERTINA, Vienna

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Pieter Bruegel the Elder engraved by Pieter van der Heyden, Everyman, ca. 1558

Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Engraved by Pieter van der Heyden
Sloth, 1558
Engraving
223 x 293 mm
ALBERTINA, Vienna

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Pieter Bruegel the Elder engraved by Pieter van der Heyden, Sloth, 1558

Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Etched and engraved by Jan or Lucas van Doetecum
The Kermis of Saint George, ca. 1559
Etching and engraving
336 x 526 mm
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

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Pieter Bruegel the Elder etched and engraved by Jan or Lucas van Doetecum, The Kermis of Saint George, ca. 1559

Pieter Brueghel the Younger after Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Dance at the Peasant Wedding, ca. 1625
Mixed technique on wood 41.9 × 55,3 cm
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

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Pieter Brueghel the Younger after Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Dance at the Peasant Wedding, ca. 1625

Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Engraved by Philipp Galle
Prudence
Engraving
229 x 302 mm
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

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Exhibition view "Elmgreen & Dragset. Stillleben mit Gemüse"
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Elmgreen & Dragset
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Claude Monet
Étretat, the Needle and the Porte d’Aval, 1885
Oil on canvas
65,1 x 81,3 cm
Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, acquired by Sterling und Francine Clark, 1933
Image © The Clark Art Institute

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Claude Monet, Étretat, the Needle and the Porte d’Aval, 1885

Claude Monet
Rough Sea at Étretat, 1883
Oil on canvas
81,4 x 100,4 cm
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon
Foto © Lyon MBA – Photo Martial Couderette

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Claude Monet, Rough Sea at Étretat 1883

Claude Monet
Etretat, The Cliff and the Porte d'Aval, 1885
Oil on canvas
65 x 81 cm
Image © Hasso Plattner Collection

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Claude Monet, Etretat, The Cliff and the Porte d'Aval, 1885

Claude Monet
Étretat. Étretat. The Manneporte, 1885/86
Oil on canvas
81,3 x 65,4 cm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Bequest of Lillie P. Bliss, 1931
© bpk | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Claude Monet, Étretat. The Manneporte, 1885/86

Eugène Delacroix
Étretat, the Porte d’Aval, ca. 1840 or 1846
Pencil, watercolour and gouache on paper
15 x 20 cm
Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris, legs Michel Monet, 1966. Inv. 5034
© Musée Marmottan Monet

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Eugène Delacroix, Étretat, the Porte d’Aval, ca. 1840 or 1846

Eugène Le Poittevin
Hauling a Boat, Memories of Étretat Beach, 1856
Oil on canvas
70,1 x 116,4 cm
Private Collection
Image © Ader, Paris

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Eugène Le Poittevin, Hauling a Boat, Memories of Étretat Beach, 1856

Alphonse Davanne
N° 12 – Étretat, the Manneporte, ca. 1862
Albumen print from a glass negative, 23.7 x 30.2 cm (print), 44 x 53,5 cm (plate)
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, Département des Estampes et de la Photographie
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Alphonse Davanne, N° 12 – Étretat, the Manneporte, ca. 1862

Eugène Le Poittevin
Sea Bathing in Étretat, 1866
Oil on canvas
66,5 x 152 cm
Musée des Beaux-Arts et d’Archéologie, Troyes
Image © Carole Bell, Ville de Troyes

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Eugène Le Poittevin, Sea Bathing in Étretat 1866

Claude Monet
The Luncheon, 1868-1869
Oil on canvas
231,5 x 151,5 cm
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Property of Städelscher Museums-Verein e.V.

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Claude Monet, The Luncheon, 1868-1869

Gustave Courbet
The Wave, 1869
Oil on canvas
65,6 x 92,4 cm
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Property of Städelscher Museums-Verein e.V.

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Gustave Courbet, The Wave, 1869

Gustave Courbet
Étretat, the Cliff and the Porte d’Aval, ca. 1869-1870
Oil on canvas
66 x 82 cm
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Nationalgalerie
© bpk / Nationalgalerie, SMB / Jörg P. Anders

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Gustave Courbet, Étretat, the Cliff and the Porte d’Aval, ca. 1869-1870

Claude Monet
Rough Sea, 1881
Oil on canvas
60 x 73,7 cm
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Image © MBAC

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Claude Monet, Rough Sea, 1881

Gustave Caillebotte
Man in a Smock, known as Old Magloire on the Chemin de Saint-Clair at Étretat, 1884
Oil on canvas
65 x 54 cm
Private Collection
© Bridgeman Images

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Gustave Caillebotte, Man in a Smock, known as Old Magloire on the Chemin de Saint-Clair at Étretat, 1884

Jean Francis Auburtin
The roadstead of Étretat with view of the Chambre des Demoiselles, ca. 1898/99
Gouache on paper
51 x 67,5 cm
Private Collection
Image © Lyon MBA - Photo Alberto Ricci

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Jean Francis Auburtin, The roadstead of Étretat with view of the Chambre des Demoiselles, ca. 1898/99

Félix Vallotton
14 July in Étretat, 1899
Oil on cardboard
47 x 60 cm
Private Collection
Image © Fondation Félix Vallotton, Lausanne

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Félix Vallotton, 14 July in Étretat, 1899

Anonymous
Painter on the Beach at Étretat, ca. 1900
Silver bromide gelatin print from a glass negative, 16.7 x 21.8 cm (copy), 21.2 x 27.4 cm (backing paper)
Collection Pascal Servain, Fécamp
Image © Collection Pascal Servain

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Anonymous, Painter on the Beach at Étretat, ca. 1900

Henri Matisse
Étretat, the Laundresses, 1920
Oil on canvas
54 x 65,4 cm
The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Image © The Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

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Henri Matisse, Étretat, the Laundresses, 1920

Elger Esser
The Manneporte, 2000
Chromogenic print under framed Diasec, limited edition 7/7
129,3 x 183 cm
Private Collection
Image © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2025

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Elger Esser, The Manneporte 2000

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Claude Monet, Etretat, The Cliff and the Porte d'Aval, 1885

Claude Monet
Étretat, the Needle and the Porte d’Aval, 1885
Oil on canvas
65,1 × 81,3 cm
Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Acquisition of Sterling and Francine Clark, 1933 © The Clark Art Institute

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Claude Monet, Étretat, the Needle and the Porte d’Aval, 1885

Claude Monet
Étretat, the Manneporte, 1885/86
Oil on canvas
81,3 × 65,4 cm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
© bpk | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Claude Monet, Étretat. Die Manneporte, 1885/86

Eugèene Le Poittevin
Sea Bathing in Étretat, 1866
Oil on canvas
66,5 × 152 cm
Musée des Beaux-Arts et d’Archéologie, Troyes
© Carole Bell, Ville de Troyes

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Eugèene Le Poittevin, Sea Bathing in Étretat 1866

Félix Vallotton
The 14 July in Étretat, 1899
Oil on cardboard
47 × 60 cm
Private collection © Fondation Félix Vallotton, Lausanne

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Félix Vallotton, The 14 July in Étretat, 1899

Gustave Courbet
The Wave, 1869
Oil on canvas
65,6 × 92,4 cm
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Property of Städelscher Museums-Verein e.V.

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Gustave Courbet, The Wave, 1869

The Visitor with Still life with vegetables
Elmgreen & Dragset
The Visitor, 2025
Bronze, lacquer
178 x 61 x 33.5 cm
Cornelis de Heem
Still life with vegetables and fruit in front of a garden balustrade, 1658
Oil on copper
69,8 x 87,1 cm
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Photo by: Studio Elmgreen & Dragset
© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2025

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Elmgreen & Dragset, The Visitor, 2025, The Visitor with Still life with vegetables

Elmgreen & Dragset
The Conversation, 2024
Silicone figure, clothing, iPhone, chair
Dimensions variable
Courtesy: the artists
© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2025
Photo by: Elmar Vestner

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Elmgreen & Dragset, The Conversation, 2024

Elmgreen & Dragset
Garden of Eden, 2022
Wood, aluminum, fabric, monitors, keyboards, mouses, office chairs, miscellaneous
Dimensions variable
Courtesy: Fondazione Prada, Milan
© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2025
Photos by: Andrea Rossetti

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Elmgreen & Dragset, Garden of Eden, 2022

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Elmgreen & Dragset, Garden of Eden, 2022

Pieter van der Heyden after Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Patience (Patientia), 1557
Engraving
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

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Pieter van der Heyden after Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Patience (Patientia), 1557

Johannes van Doetechum after Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Saint Jerome in the Wilderness, 1555
Etching and engraving
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

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Johannes van Doetechum after Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Saint Jerome in the Wilderness, 1555

Philipp Galle after Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Temperance (Temperantia), ca. 1560
Engraving
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

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Philipp Galle after Pieter Bruegel the Elder. Temperance (Temperantia), ca. 1560

Luisa Roldán
Ecstasy of Saint Mary Magdalene, circa 1700
Painted terracotta
21 × 31,5 × 26 cm
Valladolid, Museo Nacional de Escultura
© Museo Nacional de Escultura (Valladolid)
CE3015

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Luisa Roldán, Ecstasy of Saint Mary Magdalene, circa 1700

Girolamo Di Benvenuto
The Bearing of the Cross, The Crucifixion and The Lamentation, 1501 – 1600
Mixed media on poplar wood
57,7 x 111 x 1,4 cm
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

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Girolamo Di Benvenuto, The Bearing of the Cross, The Crucifixion and The Lamentation, 1501 – 1600

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
Saint Mary Magdalene in the Desert (Madeleine à la Sainte-Baume), 1869
Oil on canvas
156,5 x 105,5 cm
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, property of Städelscher Museums-Verein e.V.

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Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, Saint Mary Magdalene in the Desert (Madeleine à la Sainte-Baume), 1869

Max Beckmann
Christ and the Sinner, 1917
Oil on canvas
149.2 x 126.7 cm
Saint Louis Art Museum
Photo © Bequest of Curt Valentin

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Max Beckmann, Christ and the Sinner, 1917

Saint Mary Magdalene as a Penitent
Southern Germany/Austria? First half of the 17th century
Ivory, partially gilded
Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung, Frankfurt am Main
Collection of Reiner Winkler

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Saint Mary Magdalene as a Penitent, Southern Germany/Austria? First half of the 17th century

Dora Maar
Mannequin with perm, 1935
Silver Gelatin Print on baryta paper
23,4 x 17,7 cm
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, property of the Städelscher Museums-Vereins e.V.
© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2025

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Dora Maar, Mannequin with perm, 1935

François Gérard
Orpheus tries to hold on to Eurydice, ca. 1791
Pen in black and brown and watercolour, heightened in white, on paper
211 x 155 mm
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

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François Gérard, Orpheus tries to hold on to Eurydice, ca. 1791

Raffael
Caryatid, 1520
Black chalk, washed, on light-coloured primed beige handmade paper
330 x 144 mm
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

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Raffael, Caryatid, 1520

Tizian
Portrait of a Young Man, ca. 1510
Mixed technique on poplar
20 x 17 x 0,4 cm
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

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Tizian, Portrait, Portrait of a Young Man, ca. 1510

Hans Multscher
Holy Trinity, 1450
Alabaster with original partial setting
28,5 x 17,5 x 9,8 cm
Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung, Frankfurt am Main

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Hans Multscher, Holy Trinity, 1450

Upper Rhenish Master ca. 1410/20
The Little Garden of Paradise, ca. 1410 – 1420
Mixed technique on oak
26,3 x 33,4 cm
Frankfurt am Main, Städel Museum

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Upper Rhenish Master ca. 1410/20, The Little Garden of Paradise, ca. 1410 – 1420

Robert Campin and workshop
Saint Veronica
ca. 1428–1430
Mixed media on oak wood
151.8 x 61 x min. 0.4 cm
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

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Robert Campin and workshop, Saint Veronica, ca. 1428–1430

Follower of Robert Campin
Madonna and Child with Saints in the Enclosed Garden
c. 1440/1460
Oil on panel
122,2 x 151,2 cm
Washington, National Gallery of Art, Samuel H. Kress Collection

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Follower of Robert Campin, Madonna and Child with Saints in the Enclosed Garden, c. 1440/1460

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