Alte Pinakothek

/ (German ˈaltə pinakoˈteːk) /

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noun

a museum in Munich housing a collection of paintings dating from the Middle Ages to the late 18th century

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How to use Alte Pinakothek in a sentence

The brothers Boissere began their celebrated collection, which is to be seen to-day in the Munich Pinakothek.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4)|Richard Muther
And therefore here the rule fails, "Neminem id agere ut ex alte rius praedetur inscitia."
The Essays of Montaigne, Complete|Michel de Montaigne
Ehre das Alte hoch, bringe aber auch dem Neuen ein warmes Herz entgegen.
Advice to Young Musicians. Musikalische Haus- und Lebens-Regeln|Robert Schumann
There was also known an arrangement corresponding to the German alte und sitzende Rat, viz.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7|Various

Such a position lay at a distance of three miles from Nuremberg, where there was a wooded hill known as the Alte Veste.
The Lion of the North|G.A. Henty