King Ferdinand's Mantle
The royal mantle, one of the symbols of Romanian royalty, along with the royal crown, the mace, the royal flag and the royal cipher, represents one of the most valuable pieces of the collection of the Peleș National Museum. A symbol of supreme authority, the mantle is a piece of apparatus, representative of the coronation ceremony. King Ferdinand was the first king of Romania who preferred to […]
Baptism Cup
On August 12/24, 1865, Prince Ferdinand-Victor-Albert-Meinrad was born at Sigmaringen Castle. The middle son of Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern (1835-1905) and his wife, Princess Antonia of Braganza (1845-1913), he would become the second king of Romania, the one who led the destinies of his adopted country in the period 1914-1927, trying throughout his entire existence to prove himself […]
Portrait of Prince Ferdinand
[stag_toggle style=”normal” title=”Details about the piece” state=”closed”]Portrait of Prince FerdinandAntonio Argnani (1868 – 1947)Pastel/cardboard, Italian School, ¼ 20th century[/stag_toggle] At the beginning of the 20th century, the Royal Court of Romania was visited by one of the most famous portraitists of the era, Antonio Argnani. Born in Faenza, on February 21, 1868, Antonio Argnani discovered his […]
Bella Donna Decorative Plate
[stag_toggle style=”normal” title=”Piece details” state=”closed”]BIANCA CAPPELLO, Atelier Torelli, Florence, Faenza type[/stag_toggle] Patronized by the powerful Medici family, the Florentine majolica workshops contributed with specific means to their consecration as patrons of the arts. Known for their inclination towards culture in general, the Medici proved to be revolutionary in this field as well, boosting an art that was about to […]
Bavarian Cup
[stag_toggle style=”normal” title=”Piece details” state=”closed”]Bavarian workshop; 4/4 19th century; mass-colored glass, free-blown, pastillated, hand-painted with enamel; dimensions: I – 36.5 cm; D – 21.5 cm[/stag_toggle] A special place in the history of German glass art from the end of the 19th century is occupied by pieces decorated with polychrome enamel painting. The enamel is […]
Cabinet Martin Stöhr
[stag_toggle style=”normal” title=”Piece details” state=”closed”]CabinetAtelier Martin Stöhr, 1883Walnut wood, carved, turnedDimensions: H: 193.5 cm / W: 161.5 cm / L: 58 cm Inv. 17382A set of cabinets consisting of two pendant pieces. Works of remarkable artistic value, with hand-carved door panels, decorated with allegorical characters, in bas-relief, framed by scalloped shields, the cipher […]
The Locked Door
The ironwork of Peleș Castle is a happy complement to the exterior architecture, because it combines the useful with the aesthetic, and for its realization, the client turned to the most famous Viennese workshops of the time, Albert Milde and Valerian Gillar. In 1878, Albert Milde was registered as the blacksmith of the Austrian Imperial Court, being the owner of a construction company, with […]
Engagement Cup
In the goldsmith's collection of Peleş Castle, there is a goblet created at the end of the 19th century, which bears the mark of the German workshop, Nuremberg. Made of silver-plated copper, the goblet, 21.5 cm high, represents a female character, in 17th-century clothing, of the Dutch bourgeois type, characterized by ample volumes, curved shapes, in contrast […]
Engagement Cup
The first Bohemian glassworks appeared in the 13th century, in the still virgin forests of the Ore Mountains and Lusatia, in the western Giant Mountains and on the Orlice hills. The glassworks in the Bohemian forests became important in the 17th century, when the quality of the products increased considerably with the contribution of craftsmen from Bavaria, Austria, […]
Baptism Diaper
[stag_toggle style=”normal” title=”Piece details” state=”closed”]Prince Carol’s Baptismal DiaperAuthor: Queen Elizabeth, 1894Frivolité lace, bobbin lace; silk, cotton, crochet; macraméDimensions: 74 x 76 cm[/stag_toggle] Queen Elizabeth, the first sovereign of Romania, is known and appreciated for her rich literary and cultural activity. As a patron of the arts, she practiced and cultivated handicrafts, especially the making of lace with […]
Bran Castle
[stag_toggle style=”normal” title=”Details about the piece” state=”closed”]Bran CastlePastel on cardboard, ca. 1922Author Alexandru Severin (1881-1956)Dimensions: H: 95 cm, W: 65 cm[/stag_toggle] In the heritage of the Peleş National Museum there is a Romanian work of fine art, entitled Bran Castle, signed by the painter Alexandru Severin. Balanced composition, representing the inner courtyard of the castle, a romantic, mysterious image of the new residence […]
East
[stag_toggle style=”normal” title=”Details about the piece” state=”closed”]ORIENTALAKimon Loghi1898 oil on canvas, 91cm x 79cm[/stag_toggle] In 1898, Kimon Loghi exhibited “Orientala” at the International Secession Movement in Munich and met with unanimous praise from the public. Thus, one of the most gifted artists in Romania at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries made his debut. The young painter’s canvas marked the dawn of a prodigious career. Loghi […]
The Doria bed
[stag_toggle style=”normal” title=”Piece details” state=”closed”]Doria Bed Genovez Workshop, circa 1572 Walnut wood, carved, silk embroidery, gold thread, silver Dimensions H: 240 cm, W: 245 cm, L: 155 cm[/stag_toggle] A piece of exceptional value, dating from around 1572, which belongs to the collection of King Carol I in Peleş Castle, is the Doria bed. Giovanni Andrea […]
Queen Mary's Mantle
[stag_toggle style=”normal” title=”Details about the piece” state=”closed”]The Coronation Mantle of Queen Mariaproject Costin Petrescu,author Elena Niculescu Frunzeanulabrass, silk, gold thread, ermine, semi-precious stones263 cm x 314 cm[/stag_toggle] The coronation of King Ferdinand I and Queen Maria, as sovereigns of Greater Romania, was to consecrate the act of Union of December 1, 1918. The chosen place did not […]
Equestrian Armor
[stag_toggle style=”normal” title=”Item details” state=”closed”] TOURNAMENT EQUESTRIAN ARMOR (MAXIMILIAN TYPE)German workshop, ½ century XVIsteel; wood; leather; plaster; textile; horsehair; bone[/stag_toggle] Derived from stories of knights on horseback and ladies with crinolines, tournaments appeared in the Middle Ages and have always represented a competition from which the bravest emerged victorious, who was […]
Nautilus Swan
Nautilus pompilius shells, native to the Pacific and Indian Oceans, are renowned for their beauty and rarity. Whether used in their natural state or included in elaborately crafted pieces, they were found in the “cabinets of rarities” of the private collections of the great nobility. Nautilus cups were popular as early as the late 16th century […]
Spring
[stag_toggle style=”normal” title=”Details about the piece” state=”closed”]Gustav KlimtSpringoil/canvas, ca. 1884Dimensions: 100cm by 55 cmTheater Hall of Peleş Castle[/stag_toggle] In 2012, the artistic world celebrated 150 years since the birth of the Austrian painter, Gustav Klimt, through cultural events, and the Peleş National Museum offers art lovers the opportunity to discover the artist’s early creation, […]
Caravel
[stag_toggle style=”normal” title=”Piece details” state=”closed”]CARAVELA, Atelier Salviati, Venice, 4/4th century 19th century Glass; mass-dyed; free-blown; fired; molded; gold-sprayed I: 39 cm; DB: 13 cm; L: 23 cm[/stag_toggle] Near Venice, on the island of Torcello, glass objects dating from the 7th-8th centuries AD were discovered. Venice’s trade […]
The prayer in the forest
[stag_toggle style=”normal” title=”Details about the piece” state=”closed”]Madonna Adoring the Child (Prayer in the Forest)Copy after: Fra Filippo Lippi (1406 (?) – 1469)Author: Ottilia Michail – Oteteleşanu (1885-1974)Dated: 1911, in black, lower right/wood; dimensions: 1250 x 1150 cminv: 11629/ P 243 / Ps 20[/stag_toggle] The work is a copy of the original located at the Gemäldegalerie in Berlin (originally at the Dahlem Museum in […]
Sacred Love and Profane Love
[stag_toggle style=”normal” title=”Details about the piece” state=”closed”],,Sacred Love and Profane Love”Maximilian von Schneidt (1858 – 1937)Copy after TitianOil/canvas167 cm x 95 cm4/4 19th century[/stag_toggle] Within the temporary exhibition,,Harmony and Grandeur”, visitors to the museum can admire the most valuable Italian art objects from the royal collection: elaborately carved furniture, marble marquetry and semi-precious stones, worked in […]