Idyll
Gold and silver have long been the preferred materials of artists for making various pieces with varied uses, but bronze has been a convenient option, being like noble metals a perennial material. In general, bronze is understood as an alloy made of copper with tin, aluminum, and lead, in variable proportions, hence the […]
Désiré vases
[stag_toggle style=”normal” title=”Piece details” state=”closed”]CHRISTIAN DÉSIRÉ VASE 1/4 20th century Colored glass in mass; free-blown; superimposed; interleaved decoration; modeled; etched with acids and on the wheel; hand-painted with enamel and colloidal gold[/stag_toggle] Georges Walter describes, in 1702, in the family chronicle, how his ancestors, who had a glass factory in Soucht, obtained authorization […]
Rieger organ
Music played on the organ is an essential element of the liturgy in Catholic churches, thus becoming synonymous with sacred music. However, participating in an incursion into the history of the instrument, we find that this was accidental because the organ was invented in the 2nd century BC, by Ctesbios of Alexandria (Egypt). He built more […]
Portrait of Queen Mary
[stag_toggle style=”normal” title=”Piece details” state=”closed”]Portrait of Queen Mary Philip de Laszlo (1869–1937) Oil/canvas May 1924 No. inv. 7085[/stag_toggle] Three years ago, the London daily newspaper “The Guardian” announced in a laudatory article the long-awaited biography of the man who was Philip de Laszlo (1869–1937). Signed by Peter Duff Hart-Davies and Caroline Corbeau Parsons, it revived […]
Order of Charles III
[stag_toggle style=”normal” title=”Piece details” state=”closed”]ORDER OF CHARLES III, SPAINGRADE OF GRAND CROSSMARKMODEL 1863No. inv. : 10046; OV. 78; D 139 a[/stag_toggle] At the end of 2013, ninety-five years passed since the historical moment that marked the birth of Greater Romania, on December 1, 1918. The Peleș National Museum chose to pay tribute to the […]
Gismondi
[stag_toggle style=”normal” title=”Details about the piece” state=”closed”]Advertising poster “Gismonda” Author: Alphonse Maria Mucha (1860-1939), French school Color lithograph Signed left, bottom; 1894 Lemercier Printing House, Paris Dimensions: 213 x 70 cm[/stag_toggle] The Art Nouveau movement generated the poster and advertising graphics. Always alive and constantly moving, the ornamentation appears balanced. With the industrial expansion of the 19th century […]
The Paradisiac Muse
[stag_toggle style=”normal” title=”Piece details” state=”closed”]Vase “THE PARADISE MUSE”Emil Gallé1895Colored, blown, layered, rip-striped glass; mineral intercalations[/stag_toggle] The personality of Emile Gallé (1846 – 1904) dominates the history of glassmaking art, not only from 1880 until the creator’s death in 1904, but also long after that, until the closure of the workshops that bore his name in 1936. With an artistic background, […]
Portrait of Alatheia Talbot
[stag_toggle style=”normal” title=”Piece details” state=”closed”]PORTRAIT OF ALATHEIA TALBOT, COUNTESS OF ARUNDEL, WITH HER ENTIRETYAuthor: Maximilian von Schneidt (1858 – 1937)Copy after PP Rubens (1577-1640)Oil on canvas113 X 175Signed on the back: ,,Copy after PPRubens ⁄ von Max Schneidt”The original is at the Alte Pinakothek, Munich, Germany and was painted in 1620Inv. no.: 11.655; PFV: 19; P: 328[/stag_toggle] […]
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 […]
Inauguration of Pelisor Castle
[stag_toggle style=”normal” title=”Details about the piece” state=”closed”]The inaugural act of Pelişor CastleWatercolor / parchmentAuthor Princess Maria of Romania, 1903Dim: 46/36 cmInv. D.970, MNPeleş[/stag_toggle] In 2013, on May 24, 110 years have passed since the inauguration of the princely and royal residence, Pelişor Castle. Pelişor Castle was built between 1899-1902, at the command of King Carol I, as the residence […]
King Carol I's snuffbox
On November 15, 1894, King Carol I and Queen Elisabeth celebrated their silver wedding, on which occasion numerous important figures from the royal entourage offered them various gifts: decorative vases, snuff boxes, boxes, platters, tea and coffee services. In the precious metal collection of Peleş Castle, consisting of approximately 3000 pieces, it attracts attention - among […]
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 "Vespasian and Titus" tapestry
[stag_toggle style=”normal” title=”Piece details” state=”closed”]Tapestry “Vespasian and Titus”Atelier Erulo Eroli (1854-1916), Rome, ItalyWool, basse – lisse technique; 277 x 196 cm1913[/stag_toggle] The tapestry is a handmade fabric made of wool, wool with silk, silk with gold or silver threads, with polychrome decor, executed on a vertical (haute lisse) or horizontal (basse lisse) loom. The decorative motifs are […]
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 […]
The "Giraffe" piano
[stag_toggle style=”normal” title=”Details about the piece” state=”closed”]Blüthner, Julius;workshop: Leipzig, Germany;wood, stucco, gilded;bronze, painted, gilded;steel, drawn; ivory; ebony; textile material;¼ 20th century; L:153 cm, W:86 cm, H:300cm[/stag_toggle] Queen Elisabeth of Romania’s passion for music being well-known, this musical instrument could not be missing from the Peleş Castle heritage, along with which we also mention the existence of a […]
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 […]
Watercolor “Chicken”
Queen Elisabeth of Romania (1843 – 1916) took her first painting lessons as a child from her father, Prince Hermann de Wied (1814 – 1864), himself an author inspired by watercolors and canvases. Hermann de Wied introduced her to the secrets of this art, teaching her the basics of watercolor, drawing and painting. Later, […]
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 […]
Bust of Queen Elizabeth
[stag_toggle style=”normal” title=”Piece details” state=”closed”]Bust of Queen ElizabethWladimir Hegel, 1891white marbleSigned and dated on the baseW: 70 cm; L – 50 cm[/stag_toggle] In 1891, Hegel created the bust of Queen Elizabeth in white marble. The work belongs to a series of busts – meant to embody cultural and political personalities of the era, in which the artist also […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Triumphal entry into Rome of Emperor Vespasian and Titus
[stag_toggle style=”normal” title=”Piece details” state=”closed”]Tapester cardboard “The Triumphal Entry into Rome of Emperor Vespasian and Titus” Atelier Erulo Eroli (1854 – 1916), Rome painting on cotton reps 1913 277/266 cm[/stag_toggle] “The Triumphal Entry into Rome of Emperor Vespasian and Titus” is part of the series of tapestries with a historical subject, “The Conquest […]
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 […]
slavery
[stag_toggle style=”normal” title=”Piece details” state=”closed”]Decorative piece “The Slaves” Author: Giuseppe Michieli, Venice, 1866 Cast, chiseled bronze H- 140 cm; L- 36 cm[/stag_toggle] The world of Italian art experienced a revival of previous decorative styles in the 19th century. The works of the great masters of the Renaissance period were successfully brought into the current context of the historicist era. The rich heritage of […]
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 […]
Scimitar with Sheath
[stag_toggle style=”normal” title=”Piece details” state=”closed”]Yatagan with scabbard Ottoman workshop, 1591 Damascus steel, silver, gold, wood, coral Yatagan – L: 83 cm Scabbard – L: 74 cm Total L: 85 cm Blade width: 3.5 cm[/stag_toggle] Yatagans represent a separate category within the vast framework of edged weapons, being classified by the specialized literature in the group […]
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 […]
Drink Service
In the years 1830 – 1832, Aslan from Râşnov built a glassworks in the Azuga River meadow, for which he brought craftsmen from Bohemia. Thus was born one of the oldest glass factories in Romania, which experienced periods of prosperity and periods of crisis, as dictated by the economic conditions of an incipient industry. […]
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, […]
Art Nouveau vessel
[stag_toggle style=”normal” title=”Piece details” state=”closed”]Art Nouveau vase Author: Clément Massier, Golfe-Juan workshop, France, 1900 Wheel-molded faience, slip, stencil-painted, glazed I: 33 cm, Dt: 22 cm[/stag_toggle] Clément Massier, one of the most brilliant representatives of French ceramics at the beginning of the 20th century, saw the light of day in 1844, in Vallauris, […]
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 […]
Fruit Picking
[stag_toggle style=”normal” title=”Piece details” state=”closed”]Tapestry “The Fruit Picking” Atelier Aubusson, France tapestry; basse – lisse; wool 2/2 18th century after the cartoons of the French painter François Boucher 390 x 180 cm[/stag_toggle] Tapestry is defined as a fabric made of wool, wool with silk, silk with gold or silver threads, with polychrome decoration, executed on a vertical loom (haute-lisse) […]