Bourbaki panorama

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Bourbaki soldiers receive first aid
Part of the panorama: Red Cross ambulance
The French soldiers surrender their weapons at the border

The Bourbaki Panorama , actually L'Entrée de l'armée française aux Verrières, is a panoramic round and history painting by Edouard Castres , as well as a museum and cultural center in Lucerne named after it . It is a European cultural monument .

painting

description

The Bourbaki Panorama Lucerne is one of the few giant circular paintings still extant in the world, testifying to the media history of the 19th century. The painting is an indictment of war and a testimony to the first humanitarian actions of the Red Cross . It originally had a size of 1500 m², of which 1000 m² have been preserved.

In the rotunda, which was modernized in 2000, is the circular painting which Edouard Castres from 1881. It is 112 meters long and 10 meters high and shows the French Eastern Army of General Charles Denis Sauter Bourbaki during their transfer to the Switzerland at the end of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/71 . In front of the painting there is a three-dimensional area that brings out the whole scene in a three-dimensional effect. The painting and the forecourt together create an illusion that is intended to transport visitors to another place and time. The viewer is supposed to experience how part of the 87,000-strong Eastern Army crosses the border at Les Verrières , is disarmed and cared for by the civilian population.

Aftermath

Up until the beginning of the 20th century, the Bourbaki Panorama was a hit with the public. The memory of the Bourbaki internment became a narrative and part of the collective memory . The Bourbaki panorama played an important role in the creation of the myth of Switzerland's humanitarian tradition .

The impressive depiction of the defeated Bourbaki army may have contributed significantly to the fact that the term Bourbaki in the military language of the Swiss militia army is still a synonym for disorder, disorganization, etc. The term is used particularly often to reprimand non-compliant wearing of the uniform.

Others

Ferdinand Hodler , who is also portrayed in the panorama like Edouard Castres: Castres as a Red Cross helper, Hodler as a Bernese soldier , also belonged to the team of painters .

Cultural center

The Bourbaki Panorama is represented in the International Panorama Council .

The building of the Bourbaki panorama

museum

In addition to the painting and the round picture, there is a museum with information on historical and media backgrounds.

House for media, encounters and culture

The Bourbaki Panorama Luzern has developed into a special place for media, encounters and culture in recent years. Since the spectacular reconstruction in the years 1996 to 2000, houses next to the museum with a round image of the city library Lucerne, the urban environment and environmental counseling center library eco-forum , five cinemas with a cinema bar, restaurant and shops. The mixed use of the house enables the museum and building to be operated. The Bourbaki-Panorama Foundation, as the operator of the museum and owner of the building, does not receive any operating costs from the public sector. It is financed solely through the rental income.

literature

  • Andreas Bürgi: A tourist picture factory. Commerce, pleasure and instruction at Lucerne's Löwenplatz, 1850–1914 . Chronos Verlag, Zurich 2016, ISBN 978-3-0340-1296-6 .
  • Heinz Dieter Finck, Michael T. Ganz: Bourbaki Panorama . Werd-Verlag, Zurich 2000, ISBN 3-85932-308-3 .
  • Patrick Deicher: The internment of the Bourbaki army in 1871. Dealing with a humanitarian challenge as a contribution to the formation of national identity , 3rd revised edition, self-published, Lucerne 2009.
  • Bernhard von Arx : Confrontation - The Truth About the Bourbaki Legend . Verlag NZZ, Zurich 2010, ISBN 3-03823-618-7 .

Web links

Commons : Bourbaki Panorama  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c William Hauptman: Edouard Castres. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . August 23, 2005 , accessed January 1, 2020 .
  2. ^ Andreas Bürgi: A tourist picture factory. Commerce, pleasure and instruction at Lucerne's Löwenplatz, 1850–1914. Chronos Verlag, Zurich 2016, ISBN 978-3-0340-1296-6 , p. 60 .
  3. ^ Georg circle: Swiss places of remembrance. From the memory of Swissness. Zurich, S. 117 .
  4. ↑ History | Bourbaki Panorama - Bourbaki Panorama Lucerne. Retrieved April 17, 2020 .

Coordinates: 47 ° 3 '25.1 "  N , 8 ° 18' 40.4"  E ; CH1903:  666295  /  212140