Major gifts were received from Anton Ignaz van Houtem and Franz Johann Joseph Bock [ar; arz; da; de; fr; hu; nl; sv].
This includes works by Tilman Riemenschneider, Heinrich Douvermann [cs; de; es; fr; it] and Arndt van Tricht.
Amongst the earliest paintings in the collection is an Adoration of the Magi by the Master of the Glorification of the Virgin [de; fr] and a work by Joos van Cleve.
Paintings from the 16th century include a Judith by Lucas Cranach the Elder, an Ecce Homo and Mater Dolorosa Diptych by Aelbrecht Bouts and a Mary Magdalen by Cornelis Engebrechtsz.
The modern art collection is largely restricted to artists living or working in Germany, including internationally known ones like Alexej von Jawlensky, Otto Dix, Max Beckmann, August Macke and Andreas Achenbach.