There are several pairs of figures carrying candelabras among the 54 sandstone sculptures that ornament the balustrades on the side of the New Palace facing the garden: Romans and Teutons, as well as
The medallion recalls the first efforts in Brandenburg under Elector Frederick William (1620‒1688) to strengthen overseas trading and to take part in the colonial exploitation of Africa. In September
Four large-format paintings are on display in the grand staircase of the Old Palace of Charlottenburg Palace, which show us allegories of the continents of Europe, Asia, Africa and America. These cont
The two paintings called “Brazilian Virgin Forest” (1830) by Johann Moritz Rugendas are among the works created by the so-called “traveling artists” in the 19th century. Following the example of Alexa
The sledge’s runners are crowned by the bust of a Black man wearing a turban and star pendant on a gold chain. The object recalls carousels that had been designed for the great princely courts since t
In 1681, Otto Friedrich Graf von der Groeben (1656‒1728) entered into the service of the “Great Elector”, Frederick William of Brandenburg (1620‒1688). Before taking up this position, he had travelled
Un refuge royal sur un vignoble Aucun autre château n’est aussi lié à la personnalité de Frédéric le Grand que le château Sanssouci. Sa résidence d’été, construite en 1745-47 par Georg Wenzeslaus von
Au bout de l'allée principale, à l'ouest du parc de Sans-Souci se dresse un immense palais surmonté d'un haut dôme de tambour visible à des lieues à la ronde. C'est le Nouveau Palais. Conçu sans aucun
La splendeur de la Prusse dans un ensemble Avec l'ancien château et la Nouvelle Aile, le Château de Charlottenburg est le complexe le plus important et le plus remarquable des Princes-électeurs brande
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The two busts do not belong to the original interior design of King Frederick II’s summer palace, built from 1745 to 1747. They replace a similar black portrait pair, also made in polychrome marble, d
The ivory furniture set, created around 1640, had been commissioned by Johann Moritz von Nassau-Siegen. As Governor of the Dutch West Indies Company in Brazil, Johann Moritz was one of the main protag
