An idyllic Roman landscape that exudes a relaxed southern atmosphere adorns the cover of the new issue of Schlösser. The Württemberg court painter Adolf Friedrich Harper painted it in 1790. His employer, Duke Carl Eugen, loved the arts, Italy and traveling. - And travelling is the focus of this issue.
Idyllic Roman Landscape, painted by Adolf Friedrich Harper. The painting originated in 1790 and is on display at Ludwigsburg Palace.
In the 18th century, coaches and ships were the preferred means of transportation. Only the wealthy could afford comfort. Sovereigns undertook educational journeys, pilgrimages, bathing trips, nobleman's tours and visited their noble relatives in half of Europe. A special attraction here was the Rhine flotilla of the Palatinate Electors. The lords and ladies conducted inspection journeys by ship and also used their yachts for hunting parties of state. On land they continued by coach, where travelers had to fear accidents or ambushes. Historical accounts of journeys, in this case from Carl Eugen of Württemberg and Carl Theodor of the Palatinate as they travelled through Italy, round off this issue's main topic. The Carabelli vases in the Schwetzingen Palace Gardens still bear witness to the Elector's enthusiasm for Italy today. – There former residences of rulers from days gone by are popular destinations for our travels today. Roads used for tourism are reliable guides, and we present several of them here.
Apart from the focus on travelling, this issue also contains a wealth of other topics. The artist portrait presents the architect Domenico Egidio Rossi (1659 – 1715), who was born 350 years ago. His name is linked to Rastatt Palace, the oldest Baroque residential palace on the Upper Rhine. He hat initially designed it as a hunting palace for the Margrave of Baden, Ludwig Wilhelm. – The portrait of a sovereign spotlights Duke Carl Alexander (1684 – 1737), a Catholic ruler in Protestant Württemberg. He was a successful general, however had no such luck as a sovereign prince.
Our sections offer readers things worth both seeing and reading. This time the "Vitrine" (Showcase) contains a chess set made of ebony and walrus tusk. Today the former gift to King Wilhelm I is on display in the Stag Hallway (Hirschgang) of the Bebenhausen Hunting Palace. – On our excursion to the Fashion Museum (Modemuseum) in Ludwigsburg Palace, we discovered the type of (partially transparent) chemise dresses popular around 1800. Critics damned the women of the world, who warmed to this "naked fashion". – This time the trip tip takes readers to Schwäbisch Hall, where "Alte Meister in der Kollektion Würth" (Old Masters in the Würth Collection) are now on display in the "Johanniterhalle" (Hall of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem).
In addition to other interesting topics, the issue also contains a calendar of events, the detailed version of which can be called up at this website: >>> Events
The issue is available here in German only.