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Four Paintings from the Rhine Romanticism Collection The four large-format paintings on the walls of the Reception Room are on loan from the Bonn Rhine Romanticism Collection which, with its approx. 500 paintings and drawings, is the most comprehensive private collection in Germany dedicated to the Rhine and its history. The pictures by Eduard Boettcher displayed here were completed at the time Schloss Drachenburg was built and thus refl ect authentically the spirit of the times. Christian Eduard Boettcher (born 1811 in Imgenbroich, died 1889 in Düsseldorf) belonged to the later generation of Düsseldorf painters. He was appointed professor at the Academy of Art there in 1872. For his pictures, he favoured a traditional approach to landscape art still indebted to Romanticism, the composition and colourfulness of which coincided with the taste of the bourgeois public. The Rhine at Rolandseck with a View of Nonnenwerth and the Siebengebirge, 1882 In this painting, Christian Eduard Boettcher chose a typically traditional view of Rolandseck across to the Siebengebirge foothills on the other side of the river. Any reference to a specifi c timeframe is avoided so that, even in 1882, a typical English tourist with peaked cap and botanist’s specimen container can sit there on a small canal wall and watch the fi shermen landing their boats in the light of the late afternoon sun. Crossing the River at the Loreley, 1886 In this perfectly balanced composition, set against the backdrop of the Loreley, Boettcher draws on the old theme of crossing the Rhine. The mountain scenery on both sides ranges high while the virtually central opening to the river middle guides the beholder’s eyes via the main motif of the boats into the depths. The painter succeeds in lending his portrayal a statutory tranquillity – the subdued evening mood, the river fl ow almost at a standstill and indeed the very passivity of the people in the boats. Elements which combine to convey an impression of timelessness. View of Oberwesel, 1888 This painting shows the Rhine side of Oberwesel from the north with the Werner Chapel in the centre and, to the right, the northern City Tower (the Ox Tower). On the right-hand side of the picture, you can still see the Church of St Martin whereas on the left-hand side the south view of the Rhine Valley opens up to Pfalzgrafenstein Castle. However, the artist has compressed Oberwesel’s characteristic buildings in such a way that an idealised picture of a Rhenish town with all the important set pieces – castle, city wall, church, half-timbered houses, vineyards and genre life – emerges while the place as such still remains tangible. View of Friesdorf and the Rhine Valley, 1877 Set out as a broad panorama, this painting shows an unusual outlook to the south of Bonn, namely, a view of Friesdorf and of the Siebengebirge on the opposite side. The wide plain, in the middle of which you can just discern Friesdorf Station, is limited on the right by the hill to the north of Godesberg that almost reaches the Rhine. The foreground is enlivened by its genre-typical family scene. It would appear that they are admiring the extensive view over to the Siebengebirge and the prominent Drachenfels. In the centre of the picture, this being 1877, the site of today’s Schloss Drachenburg has not yet been built on.
For further information about the Collection, please visit the website (in German) at … www.sammlung-rheinromantik.de A book entitled Sehnsucht Rhein (or “Rhine Yearning”) featuring the main works of the Collection is available from the Castle Shop C. E. Boettcher Der Rhein bei Rolandseck mit Blick auf Nonnenwerth und das Siebengebirge, 1882 Oil on canvas, 75 x 126 cm, Signed and dated, lower right: C. E. Boettcher pxt. 1882, Slg. Nr 28 C. E. Boettcher Überfahrt an der Loreley, 1886 Oil on canvas, 75 x 125 cm, Signed and dated, lower left: C. E. Boettcher pxt. 1886, Slg. Nr 151 C. E. Boettcher Ansicht von Oberwesel, 1888 Oil on canvas, 92 x 156 cm, Signed and dated, lower left: C. E. Boettcher pxt. 1888, Slg. Nr 421 C. E. Boettcher Blick auf Friesdorf und das Rheintal, 1877 Oil on canvas, 87 x 160 cm, Slg. Nr 334 24
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 and 28: Looking into the Hunting Trophy and
Page 29 and 30: Lacunae in the Main Staircase paint
Page 31: Reception Room, postcard 1905 (Arch
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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