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The St, del is one of the leading and best known art museums in Germany. It is a must for any visitor to Frankfurt. 700 years of European history from the early 14th century until today are represented in a collection of 2,700 paintings, 600 sculptures and 100,000 prints and drawings by artists ranging from D rer, Holbein and Cranach to Rembrandt, Vermeer, Monet, Van Gogh and C, zanne to Matisse and Picasso, Bacon and Baselitz, Serra and Palermo. The guide to the collection provides an overview about the museum's history, followed by chapters covering the 14th-16th century Italian and German paintings, 15th-17th century Dutch paintings, 17th and 18th century Romanic and German paintings, paintings and sculptures from the 19th-21st century as well as a chapter about the department of print and paintings. Last but not least the book features an index of the represented artists. This book is a great onsite guide for visitors to the museum as well as a comprehensive in-depth lecture after the visi