Background
The major portion of the European art collection brought to Colmar during the Revolution originated in the region’s churches and convents. Numerous works acquired over the course of the 20th century would join this core collection, which includes the Isenheim Altarpiece, the Colmar Crucifixion and the Bergheim Altarpiece.
The museum is best known for its remarkable holdings in painting and sculpture offering visitors a comprehensive overview of late Gothic art from the Upper Rhine, a genuine golden age for Rhenish artists.
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The museum is best known for its remarkable holdings in painting and sculpture offering visitors a comprehensive overview of late Gothic art from the Upper Rhine, a genuine golden age for Rhenish artists.
Even before he founded the Société Schongauer (the association that manages and administers the Unterlinden Museum), Louis Hugot (1805–1864), an archivist and librarian for the city of Colmar, sought to build up a print collection for the municipal library, with the aim of “influencing the taste and mindset of the public”.
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A number of important works have been acquired by the Unterlinden Museum in recent years, including a Portrait of a Lady by Hans Holbein in 1981, Melancholy by Lucas Cranach in 1983, and some sixty engravings by Martin Schongauer over a 20-year period.
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