Die Schonheitengalerie Konig Ludwigs I. (Aus Bayerischen Schlossern)

by Gerhard Hojer

Die Galerie schoner Frauen, die Joseph Karl Stieler fur Konig Ludwig I. von Bayern malte, ubt auch heute noch auf den Besucher von Schloss Nymphenburg einen ungewohnlichen Reiz aus. Das grosszugigere Format des Bandes sowie die eigens neu fotografierten Gemalde transportieren diese Faszination auf eindrucksvolle Weise.

Genres: Art, History, Germany

124 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1979

Reviews

[Mir]

I've seen the paintings with my own eyes since adding this book, so perhaps I no longer need it...

Maybe there is interesting text?

[HansBlog · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ordentliches Buch. Meine genaue deutschsprachige Besprechung ist hier hier:

http://hansblog.de/kritik-sachbuch-di...

[Kathleen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mostly an excuse to show off the paintings in King Ludwig's Beauty Gallery, which is a collection of portraits of women who King Ludwig I of Bohemia found beautiful. The portraits are kept at the Nymphenburg Palace in Munich, which I was able to visit several years ago, and I picked up the book there. The author includes several essays on the concept of beauty galleries, the formation of this specific one, Ludwig himself, and art history. It's an interesting book, but if you're not very interested in art or specifically interested in this specific Beauty Gallery, it's probably not worth your time.

[Susan Liston · Rating 5 out of 5]

The beauties, in Nymphenburg Palace in Munich, were painted by court painter Joseph Stieler at the behest of King Ludwig I in 1827-50. I have been there, but could only get assorted postcards. This book has nice reproductions of all 36 portraits. Quite lovely.