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The Picture Gallery of Prague Castle

The collection of paintings at Prague Castle contains about four hundred paintings, drawings and graphic sheets of various ages and qualities. The historical development of the present collection was a long and complicated process. Unfortunately, the legendary collection of paintings of Rudolph II has not been preserved. A small part of it was taken away to Vienna during the Thirty Years's War and the greater part was stolen by the Swedes in 1648. The picture gallery was later renewed by Ferdinand III and particularly by his brother, Archduke Leopold Vilem, in the 17th century.