The Dressing Room of King Ludwig I at the Munich Residence Palace
Object Details
- Artist
- Franz Xaver Nachtmann, German, 1799 - 1846
- Catalogue Status
- Research in Progress
- Description
- The new wing (Königsbau) of the Munich Residence Palace was built by architect Leo von Klenze in 1826-35 in imitation of the Pitti Palace in Florence. King Ludwig's dressing room, in the new wing, with vaulted and coffered ceiling, was painted with scenes from classical literature and poetry. The geometric floor covering recalls the ceiling pattern. Painted wall decoration is derived from Raphael's Vatican Loggie in the grotesque style. Von Klenze designed the gold and white furniture.
- Credit Line
- Thaw Collection
- 1836
- Accession Number
- 2007-27-18
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- interiors
- Object Name
- Drawing
- Type
- Drawing
- Medium
- Brush and gouache, gold paint, pen and black ink, graphite on white wove paper
- Dimensions
- Mat: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.)
- Sheet: 22.1 x 28.6 cm (8 11/16 x 11 1/4 in.)
- Frame H x W x D: 40 x 50.2 x 2.5 cm (15 3/4 in. x 19 3/4 in. x 1 in.)
- place depicted
- Munich, Germany
- See more items in
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
- Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Record ID
- chndm_2007-27-18
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq47280e2a0-7249-4f96-b2d2-16e547905880
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