The Dressing Room of King Ludwig I at the Munich Residence Palace
date: label: Date
content: 1836
name: label: Artist
content: Franz Xaver Nachtmann, German, 1799 - 1846
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: The new wing (Königsbau) of the Munich Residence Palace was built by architect Leo von Klenze in 1826-35 in imitation of the Pitti Palace in Florence. King Ludwig's dressing room, in the new wing, with vaulted and coffered ceiling, was painted with scenes from classical literature and poetry. The geometric floor covering recalls the ceiling pattern. Painted wall decoration is derived from Raphael's Vatican Loggie in the grotesque style. Von Klenze designed the gold and white furniture.
place: label: place depicted
content: Munich, Germany
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Thaw Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2007-27-18
objectType: label: Type
content: interiors
label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Brush and gouache, gold paint, pen and black ink, graphite on white wove paper
label: Dimensions
content: Mat: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.)
label: Dimensions
content: Sheet: 22.1 x 28.6 cm (8 11/16 x 11 1/4 in.)
label: Dimensions
content: Frame H x W x D: 40 x 50.2 x 2.5 cm (15 3/4 in. x 19 3/4 in. x 1 in.)