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The
collection
of
the
house
includes
European
painting
from
the
16th
to
the
19th
century.
Focal
points
are
the
Dutch
painting
of
the
17th,
Italian,
French
and
Austrian
paintings
of
the
17th
and
18th
as
well
as
Austrian
masterpieces
of
the
19th
century.
The
Residenzgalerie
Salzburg
was
opened
in
1923.
It
was
founded
in
the
first
years
after
the
end
of
the
monarchy
and
was
to
perform
several
functions:
Replacement
of
the
archiepiscopal
art
collections
lost
after
the
Napoleonic
turmoil
in
the
early
nineteenth
century,
study
collections
in
view
of
the
(subsequently
unrealized)
project
on
the
Establishment
of
an
art
academy;
Last
but
not
least,
a
motive
for
the
new
foundation
was
the
promotion
of
tourism,
as
an
additional
cultural
attraction
in
addition
to
the
Salzburg
Festival.
A
peculiarity
of
the
founding
of
the
museum
was
that
the
Residenzgalerie
Salzburg
did
not
own
a
single
work
of
art
and
was
exclusively
equipped
with
loans.
Until
the
house
was
closed
after
1938,
the
museum
had
purchased
just
over
30
works
of
art.
The
reopening
took
place
on
3
August
1952.
In
a
very
short
time,
the
focus
of
the
collection
shifted
to
the
field
of
painting
of
the
16th
-
20th
century.
After
the
land
of
Salzburg
in
1980
for
the
art
of
the
20th
century.
a
private
house,
the
Rupertinum
set
up,
gave
the
Residenzgalerie
Salzburg
this
museum
all
stocks
of
the
20th
century
and
limited
their
collection
activity
on
European
works
until
the
end
of
the
19th
century.
The
most
significant
collection
of
paintings
in
the
province
of
Salzburg
are
the
works
from
the
former
Czernin
Collection
in
Vienna,
acquired
by
the
gallery
between
1956
and
1991.
The
collection
Czernin
in
Vienna
went
back
to
the
collecting
activity
of
Johann
Rudolf
Count
Czernin
between
1800
and
1845.
Czernin
was
born
in
Vienna
in
1757,
studied
law
at
the
University
of
Salzburg
-
the
Salzburg
Archbishop
Hieronymus
Graf
Colloredo
was
related
to
him
-
and
spent
most
of
his
life
in
Vienna.
Characteristic
of
his
artistic
interest
is
the
fact
that
he
was
president
of
the
Academy
of
Fine
Arts
in
Vienna
from
1823
to
1827
and
from
1824
presided
over
the
imperial
collections.
Main
works
of
his
collection:
Vermeer's
"artist
in
his
studio"
(Kunsthistorisches
Museum,
Vienna),
Titian's
portrait
of
Doge
Gritti
and
Dürer's
men's
portrait
(both
in
the
National
Gallery
of
Art,
Washington
DC)
were
sold
before
1955.
The
majority
of
the
paintings
presented
today
in
the
Residengzalerie
Salzburg
are
owned
by
the
Province
of
Salzburg.
The
collection
is
supplemented
by
loans
from
Austrian
museums,
private
property
and
the
Private
Art
Collection.
The
gallery
is
located
in
the
east
wing
of
the
Salzburg
Residenz
and
above
the
Bel
Etage.
The
building
dates
back
to
around
1600,
the
stucco
ceilings
in
the
northern
gallery
rooms
were
commissioned
by
Archbishop
Franz
Anton
Fürst
Harrach,
who
used
these
rooms
as
an
audience
and
living
room.
At
the
end
of
the
18th
century,
the
floor
under
Archbishop
Hieronymus
Graf
Colloredo
was
used
for
the
first
time
to
set
up
the
archbishop's
collection
of
paintings.
This
connection
to
Salzburg's
history
was
an
essential
aspect
of
the
construction
of
the
museum
in
Salzburg.
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