Albertina

Perhaps the most significant collection of graphic art in the world, the Albertina in Vienna is famous for the unsurpassed quality of its pieces. This book is an exploration of the 200 year history of the museum, from its founding by the collector to the acquisitions of recent directors.

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Perhaps the most significant collection of graphic art in the world, the Albertina in Vienna is famous for the unsurpassed quality of its pieces. It comprises around 65,000 drawings, a million prints and countless other works on paper, ranging from the Late Gothic period to the present day. Duerer, Leonardo da Vinci, Rubens, and Michelangelo, Goya, van Gogh, Cezanne, Picasso, Pollock and Christo are among the 68 artists selected from the collection for inclusion in this volume. This book is an exploration of the 200 year history of the museum, from its founding by the collector to the acquisitions of recent directors.