The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1872-03-08
CASTLE FRIEDENsTEIN.

founder and collector was Duke
Ernest, The Holy. 1t is divided
into
First. The Chinese Cabinet, the
largest in Germany, and contains in
six rooms everything Of interest in
Japan and China.
Second. The Art Chambers, riv-
aling in many ways the celebrated
Green Room in the Dresden Mus
cum, contain in class Ist numerous
noble stones, in various forms and
size, and in the greatest purity.
Glass I'd contains the large collec-
tion of Mosaics. Glass Sd, vessels
and ornaments of costly stones
marble works of the finest workman.
ship, and diminutive shapes; numer
GUS collection of shells; a chart Of
Germany and its Emperors, 1904
golden wares-among this collection
a gold, enameled ring, of John Fred.
erick, The Noble, containing a time
piece, which indicates the coming
of each hour,by a slight prick into
the fnger-a beautiful collection OF
silver wares, (antique), brass wares,
ivory wares, wood wares-among
this collection is Adam and Eve, BY
Albrecht Daeur, and a snuff box
made by Peter The Great-cork.
models, from Architect Chichi, OF
Rome. There is also shown the sur
plice Of Emperor Macmillan /. the
dirk or poignard, of Duke Alba, the
hat, gloves, and boots of Napoleon
Bonaparte, Egyptian and Roman
antiquities, inducing we'll kept mum.
mics, and single specimens of EN-.
balmed hands and feet.
Third. The Library, which con
tains 100000 volumes, and 5000
manuscripts. Among them perhap;
the costliest treasure, is the New
Testament, with its richly colored
quaint miniatures and scenes of the
/
Bible and Bible men and women,
bearing the date of 972, which EN-.
peror Otto II. and his empress
Teophania presented to the Cloister
Eehternach. Autograph letters Of
Luther, Melauchton, Erasmus
Zwingly, and other great men were
also shown me, by the kind and
courteous librarian, Mr.. Shott. A
lover of such rare and antique col
lections has much to do in curbing
his desires, and keep his hands in
his pockets. 1t requires at least one
week, to enjoy rationaly the treas
ures of this collection.
Fourth. The Picture Gallery, con
tains many choice and valuable
paintings from old and celebrated
masters. Among them Bacchus
and Ariadue, Holy Caecilie, by
Guide Peni, Rueful Petrus, anG
other heads, so lifelike and true tc
nature, as to chime the spectator il
wonder and admiration to the spot
Krauach and Holbein, in portraits
by Rubeus, Van Dyks, his pupil
painted the portrait of Sophis
Brandt, first wife of his teacher
Gerhard Daes, paints an old woman
with her spinning wheel "a littl,
picture costing $lO,OOO) Paul Briel
a landscape of rocks. Paul Potter
cattle at pasture. There are alsC
works from Dumear, Weenlx
Huchtenburg, Hackert, Tishbein
and others. There is Jacobi'l
sleeping Venus"-Grapi's "SleeK
ing CalistO, and many others equally
beautiful, but too numerous to men
tion. OF course l found two copie!
of the popular nearer gallery absen
picture of Lot, and his daughters
But among all those paintings there
is one which left an lndescribablC
impression behind; it is painting
fDy whom 1 have forgotten, of s
young mother chastising her infant
The mother, with an expression
demoniac, stands erect, holding il
her high, uplifted hands, 4 heavy
lash, with which she deals heavy
blows to little dimpled baby, lying
naked in it's little bed. It's little
round, delicate hands and limbs, ar'
raised in instructive protection, the
little innocent face upturned, expires
sing pain and grief, in fact th'
whole little body in convulsiv'
laoony, while out of its mouth anC
nose trickles a stream of dark blood
The whole is so repulsive, and still
so attractive in its hideousness, tina
one looks until he grows sick, ant
then turns away. That thing 1 tolC
the communicative CASTELAR,, out tC
be thrown out of here, eyes" h'
answered, ut ought to be-"
Fifth. The Cabinet of natura
wonders is, next to that in Vienna
the richest in its rare specimens o
shells, corals and sea plants.
Sixth. The Cabinet of coins, is al
so considered among the richest il
the world. 1t contains 10000 spec
linens.
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