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Private Floor In contrast to the stately reception rooms on the ground fl oor, the second fl oor of the castle accommodated two self-contained private apartments. Facing north was the private apartment of castle owner Stephan von Sarter which consisted of a study, a dressing room, a bed room and a breakfast room. Facing south was the guests-of-honour suite reserved for special visitors to the castle and it consisted of a living room, two bedrooms and a bathroom. These two apartments were separated at the centre by the Music Room also used for social occasions. The rooms of the private apartments could be reached by corridors to the north and south. Moreover, it is from these corridors that the modest side staircases branch off – for use by staff to access and service all fl oors. Despite their private character, the two apartments rated highly in terms of both quality and prestige. Only shortly after completion of the building in 1882, the writer Elise Polko was to enthuse about the romantic-styled “living and sleeping chambers” kept for guests of honour. Indeed, the fi rms commissioned to furnish the premises enjoyed the best reputation. The Parisian fi rm of Jouvenau, for example, supplied the palisander furniture for the study, dressing room and bedrooms while the Mainz-based fi rm of Bembé supplied the furniture to the breakfast room. When the castle was modifi ed in the 1930s, all this furniture was auctioned off so that the apartments could be used as classrooms. The Music Room, however, retained its furniture and purpose. One of the original items, a porcelain painting showing a facsimile of Rubens’s famous work Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus was re-acquired in 2002. At fi rst, it had hung over the bed of the owner but, when the castle was sold in 1910, the second owner, J. H. Biesenbach, took it with him and later sold it himself. Worthing singling out here are the wood-grained painted stucco ceilings of the rooms. The ultimate effect is ceilings made of wood. In parts, they have also been stencilled to give the appearance of inlay technique. The last private owner, Paul Spinat, did not attempt to furnish the rooms in line with the original use or provide Wilhelmine-type furniture. Instead, the dressing room and study of the private apartment, which had been made into one room in the 1930s, were now renovated as a bedroom, as the Pompadour Room – including, it was claimed, Madame Pompadour’s bed. Today, though, following restoration on the basis of earlier descriptions and inventories, the rooms have been fi tted with items of furniture from the time Schloss Drachenburg was built. The rooms on this private fl oor are open for viewing as part of the guided tours.
Layout of the Private Floor Porcelain painting Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus By Carl Meinelt based on Peter Paul Rubens (Foto Marburg, 2010) Wood-grained painted stucco ceiling with stencils in the breakfast room Dressing room and study combined to make the Pompadour Room during the Paul Spinat era. Postcard 1980s (Archiv Schloss Drachenburg gGmbH) 33
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 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: Music Room, postcard 1905 - showing
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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