What is Gemäldegalerie, Berlin?
{{Multiple image | align = left | direction = vertical | image1 = Jan Vermeer van Delft - The Glass of Wine - Google Art Project.jpg | caption1 = The Wine Glass, [[Johannes Vermeer]] (1660) | image2 = Jan Vermeer van Delft - Young Woman with a Pearl Necklace - Google Art Project.jpg | caption2 = Woman with a Pearl Necklace [[Johannes Vermeer]] (1664) | image3 = Petrus Christus - Portrait of a Young Woman - Google Art Project.jpg | caption3 = Portrait of a Young Woman, Petrus Christus (1465-1470) }}{{Infobox building | name = Gemäldegalerie - Kulturforum | image = Berlin Kulturforum 2002a.jpg | location = Berlin, Germany | address = Matthäikirchplatz, 10785 Berlin, Germany | coordinates = {{Coord|52|30|30.5|N|13|21|55.5|E|type:landmark_region:DE-BE|display=inline,title}} | website = https://www.smb.museum/en/museums-institutions/gemaeldegalerie/home/ }} The '''Gemäldegalerie''' (''Paintng gallery'') is an [[art museum]] in [[Berlin]] that is part of the Kulturforum. It houses one of the largest collections of European paintings from the 13th to 18th centuries in [[Europe]]. The museum has a comprehensive German, Early Netherlandish, and [[Italy|Italian]] collection with about 1250 works. Paintings and art were collected by the Prussian government, not through a royal dynasty. It's collection intended to give a European overview. The collection first opened in 1830 and expanded throughout the 19th century, adding over 1000 paintings and artworks. In 1904, the museum moved to Kaiser Friedrich Museum, today [[Bode Museum]]. Several art pieces that were not stored in shelters like larger altars were destroyed or looted during [[World War II|World War 2]]. The collection was separated into [[East Germany|East]] and [[West Germany]] and reunited at the [[Kulturforum]] with the German [[German reunification|reunification]]. Notable artists include [[Albrecht Dürer]], [[Lucas Cranach the Elder|Lucas Cranach]], [[Hans Holbein the Younger|Hans Holbein]], [[Rogier van der Weyden]], [[Jan van Eyck]], [[Raphael]], [[Botti