2008 - Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden

Caftan, Ottoman or Polish, before 1703, Rüstkammer
cence of the art collections possessed by the Saxon-Danish
couples and document the high standard of princely connoisseurship,
the pursuit of courtly prestige and the rulers’
predilection for valuable gifts.
Fürstengalerie (gallery of the Electors), Residenzschloss
August 2009
The 40-metre long room on the first floor of the Residenzschloss,
where the Fürstengalerie will be located as of
August 2009, was once part of the residential quarters of
the Saxon rulers. It will house paintings and sculptures
from the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, the Rüstkammer
and the Skulpturensammlung which depict in sequence
the Electors and Kings of the House of Wettin, along with
their consorts.
View of the Türckische Cammer, design by Peter Kulka Architektur Dresden GmbH
Türckische Cammer (Turkish Chamber), Residenzschloss
December 2009
The opening of another section of the reconstructed Palace
will bring the fascinating world of the orient into the
former residential seat of the Electors of Saxony. The main
attractions of the “Türckische Cammer” on the second floor
will be not only weapons, suits of chain mail, helmets, flags
and costumes but in particular the large sections of magnificent
Ottoman state tents and numerous pieces of Ottoman
ceremonial horse equipment displayed on life-size
Arab horses carved specifically for the purpose.
Over the course of several centuries, the Electors of Saxony
assembled one of the most magnificent and significant
collections of Ottoman works of art dating from the 16th
to the 19th century, and these objects will now be going
on display for the first time in more than 60 years.
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