Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Domenico Quaglio

Leipzig - Museum der bildenden Künste

16 Jul 2023 1 79
The museum dates back to the founding of the "Leipziger Kunstverein" (Leipzig Art Association) by Leipzig art collectors and promoters in 1837. In 1858 a museum building was inaugurated on Augustusplatz. In 1937, the National Socialists confiscated 394 paintings and graphics, mainly of Expressionism, as part of the propaganda campaign "Degenerate Art". In 1943 the building was destroyed by a British air raid. A large part of the holdings had previously been brought to safety in the Leipzig area and in Leipzig itself. In the mid-1990s, the city decided to give the museum a new building. On 4 December 2004, exactly 61 years after the destruction of the museum on Augustusplatz, the new museum opened at the former Sachsenplatz. Domenico Quaglio II (1787 - 1837 ) Die Kathedrale zu Reims / Reims Cathedral / 1833

Hohenschwangau

22 Jan 2021 1 113
Hohenschwangau Castle is a 19th-century palace, built by King Maximilian II of Bavaria. A medieval fortress had existed on the hill above lake Alpsee. The Lords sold the castle to the wealthy merchant Johann Paumgartner. He started the reconstruction. Paumgartner´s sons sold the rebuilt castle to Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria. King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria sold the castle in 1820, but already 12 years later his grandson Maximilian II of Bavaria bought it back. In 1833, the reconstruction of the castle began, continuing until 1837, with additions up to 1855. The first architect Domenico Quaglio, responsible for the neogothic style, was followed by Joseph Daniel Ohlmüller and Georg Friedrich Ziebland. Hohenschwangau was the summer and hunting residence of Maximilian and his family. His son Ludwig succeeded Maximilian to the throne. King Ludwig enjoyed living in Hohenschwangau. Today the palace is a museum, visited by more than 300,000 visitors each year.