The Kinsky Palace was built in the mid 18th century and is the principal home for the National Gallery in Prague. Many of the fine paintings that are owned by the National Gallery are exhibited in various galleries in Prague including the fine Kinsky Palace with its Rococo facade. One of the principal treasures within the palace is a collection of fine prints and drawings and the collection is called the ‘Prints and Drawings Collection’. Other treasures within Kinsky Palace include a permanent exhibition of landscape paintings produced by a variety of Czech artists from the 17th to the 20th century. Karel Skréta is a Czech artist who went to Holland to study under the Dutch masters and returned in 1638 to paint works for various churches in Prague. Some of his finest works are exhibited in the Kinsky Palace. Other painters who are represented in the gallery include Jan Jakub and Frantisek Antonín. Max Haushofer was a German painter who was born in the early years of the 19th century and painted magnificent landscapes depicting lakes and mountains. He became professor of landscape painting in 1845 at the Prague Academy of Fine Arts and remained until 1866. During his years as ...