page_title: Dresden Castle
section_title: Collection of Prints, Drawings and Photographs
hierarchical_section_title: Dresden Castle / Museums / Collection of Prints, Drawings and Photographs
caption_attribution_description: English: Eastern courtyard of Dresden Castle (21st century reconstruction)
context_page_description: Dresden Castle or Royal Palace is one of the oldest buildings in Dresden, Germany. For almost 400 years, it was the residence of the electors and kings of Saxony from the Albertine House of Wettin as well as Kings of Poland. It is known for the different architectural styles employed, from Baroque to Neo-renaissance.
  Today, the residential castle is a museum complex that contains the Historic and New Green Vault, the Numismatic Cabinet, the Collection of Prints, Drawings and Photographs and the Dresden Armory with the Turkish Chamber. It also houses an art library and the management of the Dresden State Art Collections.
context_section_description: The Collection of Prints, Drawings and Photographs (Kupferstich-Kabinett) shows work by renowned artists from numerous countries. There are approximately 515,000 objects by more than 20,000 artists across eight centuries. It holds drawings and prints by old masters such as Albrecht Dürer, Rembrandt, Michelangelo and Caspar David Friedrich, as well as later artists, like Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Pablo Picasso. Engravings by Martin Schongauer and woodcuts by Lucas Cranach the Elder are shown along with photographic works. There is also a collection of drawings and graphic art by Käthe Kollwitz.
caption: Eastern courtyard of Dresden Castle (21st-century reconstruction)
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