Bernhard von Arnswald
Carl August Bernhard von Arnswald (born September 1, 1807 in Eisenach ; † September 27, 1877 at the Wartburg ) was the Grand Ducal Saxon chamberlain and castle captain , lieutenant colonel and commandant of the Wartburg.
Life
He comes from the Thuringian noble family von Arnswald and was the eldest son of Karl August von Arnswald (1776–1831), Herr auf Kelbra, Grand Ducal Saxon Chief Forester, and Ernestine von Holleben (1789–1877)
From 1840 Arnswald was captain of the castle at the Wartburg during its restoration (1838–1890), whereby he particularly advocated medieval values: the ancient and the earlier architectural style should be restored. With regard to the design of the rooms, he agreed with the architect Hugo von Ritgen (1811–1889) on most questions . But often Arnswald, a rather positive-minded man with a cheerful disposition, had to act as a mediator between Ritgen and the painter Moritz von Schwind (1804–1871).
He was artistically gifted and drew watercolors himself , which can still be viewed at the Wartburg today.
Arnswald was very close friends with the poet, researcher and collector Ludwig Bechstein (1801-1860). He died unmarried shortly after reaching the age of 70 at the Wartburg.
Honors
In Eisenach, Bernhard-von-Arnswald-Strasse bears his name.
Works
- The wall paintings of the Landgrave Hall on the Wartburg . With seven woodcuts by August Gaber based on the frescoes by Moritz von Schwind. Verlag Friedrich Bruckmann, Stuttgart.
literature
- Walter Kunze: Arnswald, Karl August Bernhard von. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1953, ISBN 3-428-00182-6 , p. 395 ( digitized version ).
- Günter Schuchardt (Ed.): Romance is everywhere if we carry it within us. From the life and work of the Wartburg commandant Bernhard von Arnswald . Editing: Jutta Krauss, Grit Jacobs, Hilmar Schwarz, Günther Schuchardt. Schnell & Steiner publishing house, Regensburg 2002, ISBN 3-7954-1502-0
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SURNAME | Arnswald, Bernhard von |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Arnswald, Carl August Bernhard von (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chamberlain, Castle Captain, Lieutenant Colonel and Commandant of the Wartburg |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 1, 1807 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Eisenach |
DATE OF DEATH | September 27, 1877 |
Place of death | Wartburg |