Although housed in one of Leipzig's newest architectural wonders, the Museum of Fine Arts (Museum der bildenden Künste) was in fact founded in 1837 and only settled into its new large-cubed home in 2004.
One of Germany's most important national cultural institutions, the museum contains more than 3,500 paintings from the Middle Ages to the present, including works by Dutch, German, and Italian Masters.
While the museum displays few works by "big name" Old Masters - works by Frans Hals and a unique collection of 18 works by the two Lucas Cranachs being the exceptions - the collection of more than 400 paintings by 17th-century Dutch artists is exceptional in showing the development of this school
