The red building in the picture above, behindthe bus stop under the umbrella, is in the charming town of Dachau,which dates back to the year 805, according to a pamphlet availableat the Memorial Site Museum. Dachau was originally a market townwhere local farmers came to the cattle market, but beginning in1840, Dachau became an artists' colony, made famous by artistssuch as Carl Spitzweg and Max Liebermann. By 1870, Dachau hadbecome the most famous artists' colony in Germany. This informationis from a pamphlet about the historic town of Dachau, availableat the Museum. Click on any of the links below to see pictures,scanned from the pamphlet, of paintings by famous Dachau artists.After clicking on the first link, you can then proceed directlyto the next link by clicking inside the picture of the first painting,or return to this picture by clicking "Back" on yourweb browser. When you click on the picture of the last painting,you will rejoin the Virtual Tour, or you can click on the pictureabove to skip the paintings and proceed with the Virtual Tour.
Painting of Dachauby J.A. Sedlmayr in 1840
Painting ofancient village of Dachau by Sebastian Habenschaden in 1839
Painting ofcattle market in Dachau by Karl Stuhlmueller around 1890