King Ludwig I’s Gallery of Beauties (Aus Bayerischen Schlossern)

This gallery of gorgeous portraits, painted by Joseph Karl Stieler for King Ludwig I, nonetheless elicits an uncommon fascination for guests to Nymphenburg Palace. The gathering offered right here was a vital factor of the king´s Munich residence, proudly displayed within the sport rooms of the competition corridor constructing. This quantity relates how the gallery was open to all residents of the nation, confirming its place in up to date guidebooks as one in every of Munich´s sightseeing landmarks. Greater than 30 photos of those timeless ladies are reproduced right here in vivid colour, with out the same old imperfections of the painted surfaces. With particulars on the historical past of the person portraits and the themes portrayed, this revised version additionally explores different comparable galleries intimately, offering commentary on their historic growth.