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Here, the God of Love, Cupid (11) gazes at three earthly maidens aged between roughly 12 and 18 years old. While the youngest is tying her sandals (12), the next oldest is letting a spindle run down (13)

saw the heir to his sculptural legacy, which he documented in a characterful portrait bust of the 18 year old. (8) He encouraged Ridolfo to send his works in marble to Berlin. Potential clients could view

A journey through 400 years of history in Brandenburg and Prussia Berlin, Potsdam and Mark Brandenburg The stately homes and gardens of Prussia invite guests to travel for themselves back in time to the [...] and garden design have been restored to a splendour that attracts millions of admiring visitors each year from Germany and around the world. It is the task of the Stiftung Preussische Schlösser und Gärten [...] unforgettable excursion to enchanting cultural landscapes outside the German capital. For SPSG, recent years have been dominated by extensive restoration projects in our stately homes and gardens. Thanks to

work. He provided detailed instructions for the sales presentation of his sculptures in Berlin. 200 years ago, on January 31, 1822, he died unexpectedly of a severe lung infection and was interred in the [...] church S. Andrea delle Fratte in Rome. more... Ridolfo Schadow went to Rome with his brother, two years his junior, the painter Wilhelm (1788-1862). After their arrival at the beginning of 1811, they took [...] immense amount of inspiration which initially overwhelmed him. He interrupted his stay after less than a year and returned to Berlin for a break. Following his return to Rome he finally received the desired

sculpture. In Rome in 1810, the sculptor Christian Daniel Rauch (1777-1857) sculpted a portrait of the ten year old daughter of the von Humboldt couple as seated mythological figure ( Adelheid von Humboldt as Psyche

known publically in 2015. Since its creation the work of art had not left Rome. In 1816, the same year he produced the marble bust of Elena (born 1797), he also produced a bust of the younger sister Vittoria

painter Hann Trier (1915-1999) from 1972 in the White Hall of the New Wing. This was preceded by many years of discussion about a possible reconstruction of the Baroque ceiling painting created by the Prussian

in the Theater at Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin August 22 – November 22, 2015 2015 marks the 600th year since the House of the Hohenzollern took power of Brandenburg in 1415. During the following five centuries [...] point of view, some women predominantly left their marks on them. Consequently, during the exhibition year of FRAUENSACHE (WOMEN’S BUSINESS), small interventions will be integrated into the existing permanent

century silk fabric samples. The diverse collections of the KPM Archives bear testimony to over 150 years of royal porcelain commissions in Prussia. Its historical and cultural significance is on a par with

The time needed for the rehabilitation measures begun in mid 2015 is estimated at two and a half years. The restoration of the structure and the ornamentation within the grotto and on the portal’s side

have been so supportive of the Prussian Palace and Gardens Foundation Berlin-Brandenburg over the years. Freunde der Preußischen Schlösser und Gärten e.V. The SPSG is very thankful to its association of

revealing their space-defining effect earliest after 30 years. For gardens to achieve their ­finished appearance, it may even be necessary for 50 or 100 years to pass. Climate Number 80% of trees in Sanssouci [...] saplings to oaks that are 350 years old. When compared with this lifespan, a human life passes by quickly. Let’s take a look at the stages in the life of a tree: after years of growing, the tree has an extensive [...] planted around 1912 for the silver jubilee of Kaiser Wilhelm II. Age: 112 years. Circumference: 310 cm. Diameter: 99 cm. The year 1912 began with an extremely cold winter, a much too dry spring, followed