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Wood Engravings Based on Wall Paintings at Schloss Drachenburg (1) The Handing Over of the Foundation Stone at Cologne Cathedral Wood engraving based on Friedrich von Keller’s mural in the Main Staircase at Schloss Drachenburg, c. 1900. The visitor arriving in the Main Staircase is greeted by The Handing Over of the Foundation Stone at Cologne Cathedral under Archbishop Konrad von Hochstaden, from the Drachenfels Quarry in 1248, which hangs on the north wall. Friedrich von Keller (1840-1914) was the artist who painted the blessing of the foundation stone. Certain stones for the building of the cathedral came from the Drachenfels. Apart from the emphasis on local history, the pictorial topic also pays tribute to the signifi cance of Cologne Cathedral as a symbol of 19th century German unity. After all, only a few years prior to the construction of Schloss Drachenburg, the Cathedral was completed following a construction period of 632 years! However, the depiction of the group of fi gures on the left-hand side of the painting no longer refl ects the original condition you see on the engraving. We can only assume that, when the building stood empty during the 1960s, a piece of canvas was cut out. After 1971, the new castle owner Paul Spinat commissioned a young artist, working from original documents, to re-imagine the missing part. (2) The Meeting of German King Heinrich I with Charles III of France near Bonn Wood engraving based on Friedrich von Keller’s sketches for the wall painting, 1897 At the historic meeting held on 7 November 921 near Bonn, the two kings conducted negotiations as to the annexation of Lorraine to East Francia. The contemporary allusion was the renewed annexation of Lorraine by Germany following the Franco-German War of 1870/1871. Friedrich von Keller’s painting, located in the Main Staircase next to the Handing Over of the Foundation Stone, is the complete original. (3) The Contest of Song Wood engraving based on a wall painting by Heinrich Heim, c. 1890. The Contest of Song on the Island of Nonnenwerth before the English King Edward III anno 1339 – to give the picture its full title – hangs on the south wall of the Main Staircase in its complete original condition. It was painted by Heinrich Heim (1850- 1921). The contest of songs here symbolises the furtherance of music and poetry in general. (4) Riding out to the Hunt Wood engraving based on Ferdinand Wagner’s wall painting, c.1890. Hunting themes were the chief source of inspiration for the ornate decoration in the Dining Room. The Munich artist Ferdinand Wagner (1847-1927) portrayed in fi ve paintings the course of a hunt carried out by the Knight of Drachenfels Castle in the 14th century, the scenery being that of the Rhine embankment. Only the right-hand part of the east wall with its main painting of a stag hunt has been preserved. The Riding out to the Hunt originally acted as the introduction to the series of paintings. (5) The Quarrel between Kriemhild and Brunhild outside Worms Cathedral Wood engraving based on a wall painting by Frank Kirchbach The fi ctional link of the Siegfried legend with the Drachenfels was probably the reason why a room at Schloss Drachenburg, the Nibelung Room, was dedicated to the saga. Its artwork, consisting of ten key scenes from the Song of the Nibelungs was created by the Munich painter Frank Kirchbach (1859-1912). The best-known and most publicised scene features the quarrel between the two queens outside Worms Cathedral.
Lacunae in the Main Staircase painting entitled The Handing Over of the Foundation Stone at Cologne Cathedral, photo c. 1971 (Archiv Schloss Drachenburg gGmbH) Schematic drawing of the prints on the walls in the Hunting Trophy & Breakfast Room 22
Page 1 and 2: Schloss Drachenburg Visitors’ Gui
Page 3 and 4: Intro Dear Visitor, It is a great p
Page 5 and 6: Architectural Decoration The design
Page 7 and 8: Venus Terrace The Venus Terrace pla
Page 9 and 10: „Save the Petersberg!“ The Pete
Page 11 and 12: The Icon of Rhine Romanticism: the
Page 13 and 14: Nordic Summer Houses The second own
Page 15 and 16: Wotan Summer House After Jacob Hube
Page 17 and 18: Sea of Rocks Geologically speaking,
Page 19 and 20: Roland‘s Arch, Rhine Romanticism
Page 21 and 22: Nature Conversationists and the Dra
Page 23 and 24: A view from the east into the Main
Page 25 and 26: Joseph Flüggen: Sleeping Beauty Po
Page 27: Looking into the Hunting Trophy and
Page 31 and 32: Reception Room, postcard 1905 (Arch
Page 33 and 34: For further information about the C
Page 35 and 36: Dining Room, postcard 1905 (Archiv
Page 37 and 38: Nibelung Room with a view through t
Page 39 and 40: West side of the Art Gallery with b
Page 41 and 42: Uhland window with lacunae Found 20
Page 43 and 44: Looking into the Tavern Room with t
Page 45 and 46: Hunt & Billiard Room, postcard 1905
Page 47 and 48: Library and Study Postcard 1903 (Ar
Page 49 and 50: Music Room, postcard 1905 - showing
Page 51 and 52: Layout of the Private Floor Porcela
Page 53 and 54: Preserved glass painting entitled Y
Page 55 and 56: Guest Bedroom, postcard 1905 (Archi
Page 57: Reconstructed stencils in the south

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