The Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum is one of the most important art galleries in the world. Its vast collection, with over 1,200 masterpieces, is the result of the Thyssen-Bornemisza family’s collecting passion over seven centuries, offers a fascinating journey through the history of Western art, from the Italian primitives to the avant-gardes of the 20th century.
entranceKing Juan Carlos I At time of opening of the galleryQueen Sofia at the opening of the galleryBaron Thyssen-BornemiszaBaroness Thyssen-BornemiszaAnon, The Virgin Annunciate, 1360-80Gerard David, The Crucifixion, 1475Master of the Magdalen Legend, Man as St Andrew, 1480Bramantino, The Risen Christ, 1490Hans Memling, Portrait of a Young Man praying, 1490Hans Holborn, Henry VIII, 1537Domenico Ghirlandaio, Giovanna degli Albizza Tournabouni, 1489-90Gentile Bellini, The Annunciation, 1475Bronzino, Portrait of a Young Man as St Sebastian, 1533Vittore Carpaccio, Portrait of a Knight in a Landscape, 1505Hans Burgkmair, Christ’s body is carried to the Tomb, 1520Alberto Durero, Jesus among the Doctors, 1506Hand Baldung Gruen, Adam and Eve, 1531El Greco , The Annunciation, 1576Claudio de Laurena, Pastoral Landscape with the Flight to Egypt, 1663Zurbarán, Christ on the Cross, 1630Francesco Guardi, The Grand Canal with San Simeone Piccolo and San Lucia, 1780Canaletto, The Grand Canal from San Vito, Venice 1723-4Canaletto, The Piazza San Marco in Venice, 1723-4Van Goyen, A river estuary with ‘smalschips’, fishermen, and cattle watering, 1651 Van Goyen, Winter landscape with figures on the ice, 1643Peeter Neeffs I, Interior of a Gothic Church, 1615-6Gerrit Dou, A young woman with a candle at the window, 1558-65Edgar Degas, Swaying Ballerina (Dancer in Green), 1877-9Camille Pissarro, Rue Saint Honoré in the afternoon, Effect of Rain, 1897Edward Munch, Bay with boat and house, 1881Édouard Manet, Horsewoman- full face (L’Amazone), 1882André Derain, Waterloo Bridge, 1906Elon Schiele, Houses on the river (the old town), 1914Vincent Van Gough, Les Vessenots in Auvers, 1890Emile Nolde, Autumn Evening, 1924Ernst Ludwig Kirshner, Fränzi in front of curved chair, 1910Franz Marc, The Dream, 1912Lyonel Feininger, Architecture II (the man from Putin), 1921Wasilly Kandinsky, Murnau, top of the Johannisstrausse, 1908Emile Nolde, Glowing Sunflowers, 1936František Kupka, Study for the Language of Verticals, 1911Wasilly Kandinsky, Picture with three spots No. 196, 1914Max Weber, Grand Central Terminal, 1915Marc Chagall, TheMadonna of the Village, 1938-42Joan Miro, Catalan peasant with guitar, 1924Salvatore Dali, Dreamcaused by flight of a bee around a pomegranate, a second before waking up, 1944Salvatore Dali, Gravida rediscovers the anthropomorphic ruins, 1932Paublo Picasso, Bullfight, 1934Balthus, The Card Game, 1948-50Christian Schad, Portrait of Dr Haustein, 1938Otto Dix, Hugo Eufurth with dog, 1936Edward Hopper, HotelRoom, 1931Andrew Wyeth, My Young Friend, 1070Jackson Pollack, Brown and Silver I, 1951Georgia O’Keeffe, Abstraction. Blind I, 1921Mark Rothco, Untitled. (Green on maroon), 1961Robert Rauschenberg, Express, 1963Lucien Freud, Maninchair (Baron H H Thyssen-Bornemisza, 1985Frank Auerbach, Head of of JYM, 1978Francis Bacon, Portrait of George Dyerin a mirror, 1968Lucian Freud, Reflection with two children (self portrait) 1965Alberto Giacometti, The Glade, 1950Alberto Giacometti , Portrait of a woman (Rita?) , 1965 Nicholas de Staël Grey composition, 1948, Karel Appel, Wild Horses, 19574Frank Auerbach, The Shell Building site from the Thames, 1957Ben Shahn, Carnival, 1957Bertrand Mendel, Lucky Dragon, 2009Richard Lindner, Moon over Alabama, 1963Roy Lichtenstein, Woman in Bath, 1963David Hockney, In memorandum of Cecchino Bracci, 1962László Moholy-Nagy, Circle segments, 1921Irma Álvarez_Laviada, Sampler I, 2000Irma Álvarez_Laviade, Too Pink for a Merzbilt (installation) 2026Irma Álvarez_Laviada, Sampler II, 2000Exhibition