Visited the New Pinokothek this morning. Short was the trip but yet very educational and satisfying, especially with a good guide to show us around and narrate the stories behind various famous art pieces.
Here’s a brief introduction to the New Pinokothek. The New Pinokothek is an art museum which is founded by King Luwig 1of Baveria in 1853. The original building constructed by Friedrich con Gaertner and August von Voit was destroyed during World War II and it's ruin was demolished in 1949. The new buiding for the New Pinokothek was designed by Alexander Freiherr von Blanca and opened in 1981.
The primary art pieces displayed in the New Pinokothek are European art pieces from the 18th to the 19th century, and there’re about 400 hundred art pieces and 50 sculptures to satisfy one thirst for art!
Below are some paintings and sculptures for you to appreciate and enjoy!
Front and side view of a sculpture. Can one guess who is he? By looking at the apple held in his hand, he could be Adam from the Bible. Well...what's your take? 
'Woman ironing' by Edgar Degas (19th July 1834 – 27th September 1917), who is a French painter, and who was famous for hs work in painting, sculptures, printmaking and drawing. He is regraded as one of the founders of impressionism. 
'Breakfast in the Studio' (the Black Jacket), by Édouard Manet who is a French painter and a pivotal figure in the transition of realism painting to impressionist painting.
'Thusnelda im Triumphzug des Germanicus' by Karl Theodor von Piloty (1st October 1826 - 21 July 1886), who is a German painter.
'Destruction of Jerusalem' by Wilhelm von Kaulbach (15th October 1805 - 7th April 1874), a German painter. 
'The Bridge at Argenteuil' by Claude Monat (14 November 1840 – 5 December 1926), a French painter who is one of the pioneers for impressionist painting. From afar, it's easy for one to decipher his paintings, however upon close-up viewing, his paintings become merely strokes of paints.
'Italia und Germania' by Johann Friedrich Overbeck (4th July 1789-1869), a German painter, who is a supporter of Nazarene, which aim is to revive honesty and spirituality in Christian Art. Painters who are supporters of Nazarene are basically against Neoclassicism.
Portrait of Anne-Marie-Louise Thélusson, Comtesse de Sorcy by Jacques-Louis David (20th August 1748-29th December 1825) , a highly influencial French painter in the Neoclassical style, where the paintings are devoid of pastel colours and haziness. Besides the New Pinokothek, there're 2 other art museums in Munich. They are the Alte Pinokothek, and the Pinokothek der Moderne. The Alte Pinokothek exhibits one of the most famous paintings of the old masters, while the Pinokothek der Moderne exhibits modern art. Together the 3 Pinokothek form the 'Kunstareal' of Munich.
If you're an art lover, the Pinokotheks in Munich are a must visit! I'm not exactly an art enthusiast, but the art pieces I saw in the New Pinokothek have left me so fascinated and hungery for the art that visiting both the Alte Pinokothek and Pinokothek der Moderne in the near future on my own is without question!
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