Famous paintings in the Thyssen Museum

Each room is the one shown on the museum's record on 4 November 2026. The Thyssen moves works around for loans and exhibitions, so if you're going for one in particular, check its page before you go.

Masterpieces off the walls

As of 4 November 2026, the museum marks several of its masterpieces as not on display: Dürer's Jesus among the Doctors, Van Gogh's Les Vessenots in Auvers, El Greco's The Annunciation, Cranach's The Nymph of the Spring, Rubens's Venus and Cupid, Franz Marc's The Dream and Bacon's Portrait of George Dyer in a Mirror. The Dalí with the bee, whose title ends a Second Before Awakening, is listed in the temporary exhibition rooms.

Second floor: from Duccio to Rembrandt

This is where the museum's chronological route begins.

Work	Artist	Room
Christ and the Samaritan Woman	Duccio	1
Portrait of Giovanna degli Albizzi Tornabuoni	Ghirlandaio	5
Portrait of Henry VIII of England	Holbein the Younger	5
Young Knight in a Landscape	Carpaccio	7
Saint Catherine of Alexandria	Caravaggio	12
The Grand Canal from San Vio, Venice	Canaletto	17
Family Group in a Landscape	Frans Hals	23
El columpio (The Swing)	Fragonard	24
Self-Portrait with a Cap and Two Chains	Rembrandt	27

In Room 5, Giovanna's husband commissioned her portrait after her death, not long after they married. Look for the letter L embroidered on her clothes, his initial. In Room 12, Caravaggio dressed Saint Catherine in luxury and gave her the attributes of her martyrdom: the wheel with blades, the sword and the palm.

First floor: from Impressionism to Pop

Work	Artist	Room
Swaying Dancer	Degas	33
Horsewoman, Front View	Manet	33
Fränzi in Front of a Carved Chair	Kirchner	35
Metropolis	George Grosz	37
Seated Man	Cézanne	41
Hotel Room	Hopper	45
Harlequin with a Mirror	Picasso	45
Woman in Bath	Lichtenstein	52

Room 45 is a good place to pause. In Hotel Room, a young woman sits on the edge of the bed without unpacking her suitcase. Hopper doesn't tell you what happened before or what comes next, and that's what stays with you. In Degas's Swaying Dancer, the viewpoint is high and angled, as if you were watching from a side box.

Short on time

The museum estimates an hour and a half for a selection of works. Stick to Rooms 5, 12, 33 and 45. On a free Monday, 12:00 to 16:00, this selection fits comfortably. The conditions are in Thyssen free hours, and for any other day see Thyssen tickets.