Sculpture treasure from Rosenstein Castle

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Venus disarms Amor, 1853–1855, Xaver Schwanthaler

The treasure trove of sculptures from Rosenstein Castle in Stuttgart comes from the private collection of King Wilhelm I of Württemberg and was discovered in the basement of the New Castle in Stuttgart in the early 2000s . The fourteen marble sculptures from the 19th century, between 48 cm and 145 cm in size, including "Amor and Psyche", "Kneeling Venus", "Cupid breaking the bow", were created by well-known artists ( Giuseppe Pisani , Wilhelm Matthiä, Hofer, Kapeller, Hansen, Emil Hopfgarten , Franz Xaver and Ludwig Schwanthaler ).

history

Wilhelm I once had the marble sculptures made for his Landhaus Schloss Rosenstein in Stuttgart. They were acquired mainly in Italy between 1839 and 1864, as copies of well-known works by young sculptors of the 18th century and also as originals. Originally, according to various sources, 25 to 48 figures came together.

At that time, the summer house of King Wilhelm was only intended for the private use of the family, so the stone figures were not known to the general public. They stood for a long time in the various halls of Rosenstein Castle.

After King Wilhelm's death in 1864, some rooms were redesigned and later opened to the public. 

After the end of the monarchy in 1918, the castle fell to the Württemberg state as a crown property, some of the marble figures were sold at auctions and have been lost since then. However, numerous sculptures remained in the ballroom of the country house until the 1940s.

During the Second World War , the marble figures were brought into the Rosenstein tunnel to protect them from the hail of bombs. 

In 1952 they were transferred from there to an undamaged cellar of the New Palace , after which they were quickly forgotten and were only rediscovered in the early 2000s. 

In 2004, the art historian Timo John drew attention to the treasure of sculptures in an article in the yearbook of the State Art Collections in Baden-Württemberg .

On the initiative of the Baden-Württemberg MP Christoph Palmer  , the works of art from Rosenstein Castle were cleaned, restored, set up in the pillared hall of the old building of the State Gallery in Stuttgart and presented to the public.

  • Amor and Psyche sitting, around 1839, Giuseppe Pisani

  • Egyptian fortune teller, 1853–1856, Antonio Rossetti

  • Three Graces, 1842–1843, Achille Stocchi

  • Kneeling Venus, around 1853–1857, Wilhelm Matthiä

  • Sorceress, 1864, Emil Wolff

  • Najade, around 1838, Luigi Bienaimé

  • Cupid pulling a thorn from Venus, 1839–1841, Pietro Tenerani

literature

  • Timo John: The forgotten sculpture treasure from the former gallery of Rosenstein Castle . In: Yearbook of the State Art Collections in Baden-Württemberg . tape 41 . Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich, Berlin 2004, ISBN 978-3-422-06710-3 , pp. 143 ff .
  • Patricia Peschel: The sculptures from Rosenstein Castle . State Palaces and Gardens of Baden-Württemberg, Bruchsal 2010, ISBN 978-3-00-031213-7 .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Sculptures still in the castle cellar / by Sabrina Wendling
  2. ↑ a b Naked people loll in the ministry cellar - STIMME.de. Retrieved October 23, 2017 .
  3. ↑ a b Forgotten beauties should return to the stage / by Michael Gerster
  4. ↑ Patricia Peschel: The sculptures from Rosenstein Castle . State Palaces and Gardens of Baden-Württemberg, Bruchsal 2010, ISBN 978-3-00-031213-7 , p. 110 .
  5. ↑ a b Mysterious nude in the cellar of the New Palace / by Thomas Borgmann
  6. ↑ Timo John: The forgotten sculpture treasure from the former gallery of Rosenstein Castle . In: Yearbook of the State Art Collections in Baden-Württemberg . tape 41 . Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich, Berlin 2004, ISBN 978-3-422-06710-3 , pp. 224 .
  7. ↑ Christoph Palmer: Small inquiry. Sculpture treasure from the former gallery of Rosenstein Castle. August 9, 2006, accessed October 23, 2017 .