The Kunstkamer, the Austrian royal house that houses centuries of European art
The Vienna Museum of Art History, a place of admiration and wonder

The Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, which houses the artistic heritage of the Habsburg dynasty since 1358, has established itself as Austria's largest art museum since its completion in 1891.
Two Renaissance-style buildings were built in the mid-19th century as part of the city planning initiative of Emperor Franz Joseph I.
Each exhibition room, located in one of them, is meticulously decorated to match the style of the artwork on display, and the museum's interior is luxuriously and elegantly decorated by famous painters of the time, revealing the grandeur of the royal family.

The collections of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna demonstrate the royal family's love and passion for art over the centuries.
Just by looking at the names of the 16th-century Venetian painters like Titian and Tintoretto, the Flemish masters like Rubens and Van Dyck, and the masters who continue on to Raphael, Velázquez, Dürer, and Bruegel, we can guess the value of this museum.

Raphael's Madonna of the Meadow, a work of both elegance and charm; Bruegel's masterpiece, The Hunters in the Snow, which is the pinnacle of his artistic world; and his other masterpieces, The Tower of Babel and The Peasant's Wedding.
From Caravaggio's biblical paintings brimming with theatrical emotion to the portrait of Princess Margherita Teresa and Prince Felipe Prospero in blue by Velázquez, the master of Spanish Baroque.
At the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, you can experience the wonders of art spanning a long period from the 14th to the 19th centuries in one space.
This book, which includes vivid illustrations of 67 representative works from the collection, along with text on the birth of the Kunsthistorisches Museum and the history of its collection formation, will serve as an accessible guide to the vast world of European art.