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The Historic Grünes Gewölbe at Dresden: The Baroque Treasury

The Historic Grünes Gewölbe at Dresden: The Baroque Treasury

Syndram, Dirk
Kappel, Jutta
Weinhold, Ulrike

Hardcover

Series: Meisterwerke /Masterpieces

Art HistoryArtGeneral Art

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ISBN10: 3422072861
ISBN13: 9783422072862
Publisher: Deutscher Kunstverlag
Published: Sep 16 2014
Pages: 180
Weight: 2.20
Height: 0.60 Width: 9.70 Depth: 11.10
Language: English
The famous Historisches Grünes Gewölbe returns to the residential palace for the first time after 60 years in September 2006. The beautifully illustrated catalogue takes the reader on a fascinating tour through this unique Gesamtkunstwerk. The Grünes Gewölbe was founded in 1550 by Elector August of Saxony as the state treasury, Geheime Verwahrung. Augustus the Strong converted it into a publicly accessible Schatzkunst museum in 1729. His idea was unrivalled: the eight display rooms with their exquisite interiors and the highly impressive mise en scène of the collection were designed to inspire amazement. The extravagant profusion of precious objects in gold, silver, enamel and precious stones, the ivories, bronzes and jewellery proclaimed the wealth and artistic taste of the Saxon dynasty. In 1942 the collection was closed and taken into storage at Königstein fortress. The museum's exterior and three of the eight rooms were severely damaged during the war. From 1974 a part of the collection could be seen again, but it was not until 2004 when the Neues Grünes Gewölbe was reopened with exhibits from the Renaissance to Neo-Classicism. The book introduces the masterpieces of this fascinating collection and provides an insight into the brilliant concept of the museum's founder, from which the inspiration for this presentation has been drawn.

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