800 years of art history

Welcome to the digital collection of the Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe. Experience 800 years of art history in story form, and discover never-before-seen details and fascinating background information.

Information on the moratorium on loans 2021/22

Note on terms used in individual work titles

Image of the Margrave Table by the artist Hans Baldung Grien. It shows the Holy Family in the middle. On the right a group of women. On the left the Margrave's family. The work of art is located in the Kunsthalle Karlsruhe.

A young woman sits with coins in her apron. An old man sits on the left and puts his hand around the woman. The work of art was part of an exhibition at the Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe.

Sneak preview of Hans Baldung Grien. Sacred | Profane

Get a sneak preview of the upcoming exhibition and discover some of the major works by this Renaissance artist that are part of the Kunsthalle’s collection.

Abbildung von Karl Hofers Selbstbildnis mit Dämonen

Abbildung des Gemäldes Die heilige Maria Magdalena des Meisters von Meßkirch

New acquisitions

Discover works recently acquired with the support of regional and national institutions (Museumsstiftung Baden-Württemberg, Kulturstiftung der Länder).

#Lieblingswerke – Favourites

Samuel van Hoogstraten: Augenbetrüger-Stilleben, 1626

Das Gemälde zeigt eine Tafel an der viele unterschiedliche Gegenstände mit einem Lederband befestigt sind.

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