JOVIS Catalog 2019

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#friederikevonrauch #neuespalais
Neues Palais in Sanssouci
Photographs by Friederike von Rauch
General Directorate of Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und
Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg (ed.)
Rudolf Prinz zur Lippe / Samuel Wittwer
A hundred years ago, the baroque Neues Palais in Sanssouci Gardens became
a museum. Today’s visitors are scarcely aware that its room sequences
continue beyond the palatial interiors, and served for a long time as workshops,
offices, or depots. Due to a comprehensive restoration of the castle,
these functions have now been moved elsewhere, which marks a major
turning point for the Neues Palais.
For Samuel Wittwer, Director of the Department of Castles and Collections,
it seemed important to preserve the unique atmosphere of the castle during
the transition period, taking an artistic rather than objectively documentary
look at the character of the building. Berlin based photographer Friederike
von Rauch succeeded in doing so convincingly on her countless forays
through the castle: she has captured the special features—in detail as well as
in wider pictorial gestures. With insightful observations, texts by Rudolf Prinz
zur Lippe provide accomplished counterpoints to the visual highlights. The
result is a book that goes beyond conventional notions—Prussia’s castles
have never presented themselves so poetically before.
Hardcover
24 x 32 cm
approx. 112 pages, approx. 80 col.
English/German
EUR (D) 32.00
ISBN 978-3-86859-549-9
12.2018
9 783868 595499