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The Uhland-Heine Lancet Window In 2003, an Uhland glass window turned up on the Drachenfels somewhat unexpectedly. Due to its shape, colour design and inscription, it was possible to assign the origin of the glazing to the Art Gallery at <strong>Schloss</strong> <strong>Drachenburg</strong>. The foundling also had lacunae which must have been fi lled with simple glass at an earlier stage. The irregular lead strips in the blue surface of the medallions and in the face area were the result of repairs made to damage incurred during the Second World War. With the “homecoming” of the Uhland window, the idea of reconstructing a lancet window was born. Staff at the Mayer´sche Hofkunstanstalt Munich, an institute for the promotion of arts and crafts, greeted the project with great enthusiasm. The main glass fragment and other cullets helped researchers make a number of deductions as to glass colouring and painting technique. And the photo of the Uhland portrait in the institute archives was a good indication of how the complete medallion must have once looked. A castle brochure dating from 1904 also indicated that Heine and Uhland had been placed together in the one window. Likewise, a study of the template books in the Munich company archives unearthed a “Heine” pencil sketch as well as sketches of the coats-of-arms of Düsseldorf and Tübingen which could be assigned to the respective birthplaces of the two German poets. Furthermore, various historical postcards divulged information as to the overall composition and confi guration of the portrait medallions in the window. The historical brochure quoted characteristic texts from the oeuvre of the two poets, quotations which could also be read on the windows, as well as their biographical data (with Heinrich Heine’s birth stated erroneously as 1799 instead of 1797). Either way, all preconditions for a full reconstruction were now in place. Königlich Bayerische Hofglasmalerei F. X. Zettler / Mayer’sche Hofkunstanstalt Wilhelm Hoffmann was originally responsible for the designs of the glass paintings while the Royal Court Stained Glass Manufactory of Franz Xavier Zettler in Munich was responsible for the actual production of the costly windows. Founded by Josef Gabriel Mayer in 1847, the Mayer’sche Institute of Court Art ranked in the 19th century as one of the most famous glass-painting fi rms and today it still enjoys great renown as a glass-painting workshop. F. X. Zettler, Joseph Gabriel Mayer’s son-in-law, was the commercial manager of the Mayer’sche Institute from 1863 to 1870. He then started up his own manufactory which similarly went on to achieve national fame.
Uhland window with lacunae Found 2003 Foto Uhland medallion (Archiv Mayer´sche Hofkunstanstalt, München) Pencil sketch “Heine“ (Archiv Mayer´sche Hofkunstanstalt München) 28
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 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: West side of the Art Gallery with b
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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