After sailing along the Elbe past larger and larger villas (some with vineyards), we arrived in Dresden, where we spent the day.
Elbe approach to Dresden, past villas and vineyard
We went to the Old Masters gallery in the Zwinger Palace and we saw many paintings by Rubens, Rembrandt, Titian and others. Rembrandt's painting, The Prodigal Son in the Tavern, is actually a self-portrait with his wife.
Rembrandt's The Prodigal Son in the Tavern. Old Master's Gallery. Zwinger Palace, Dresden
Abraham Bloemaert, The Miserly old woman, 1625. Zwinger Palace, Dresden
Claude Lorrain, Landscape with the Rest on Flight into Egypt, 1647. Zwinger Palace, Dresden
In the evening, we walked back to town along the river and had dinner at the Old Masters Cafe, where we sat outside under the watchful eye of Carl Maria von Weber near the Semper Opera.
Carl Maria von Weber, Classical composer
At 9pm in the ship's lounge, we heard a concert performed by a Dresden Opera trio (flute, bassoon, and violin). They played Mozart, Haydn, and Scott Joplin.
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