State Rooms and Retiring Rooms
The tour takes you through the elaborately reconstructed state rooms and the retiring rooms, where you can admire the breathtaking state robes of Augustus the Strong, which are unique in their state of preservation. The State Apartment, which was furnished in 1719, were the most important suite of rooms in the Dresden Residential Palace. Intended for ceremonial occasions of the highest importance, the furnishings, furnished with top-quality pieces from French and Saxon manufacturers, reflected Augustus the Strong's claim to power. His state vestments were in no way inferior - they are impressive not only because of the uniqueness of their traditional setting, but also because of the extraordinary beauty and preciousness of the textiles used.
Welcome
Rebuilding the 2nd Floor into a Baroque Piano Nobile
Corner State Room: Brief Introduction
Intro - Fait à Paris. Furniture Creations by Jean-Pierre Latz at the Dresden Court
Cartonnier
two pendulum clocks resting on back of deers (pendule aux biches)
Pendule aux biches - Bernard I van Risamburgh
Two pendulum clocks with Hercules mount on front on corresponding brackets
fragment of clock case and pedestal (Apollo-Pendulum clock)
Apollo-clock on pedestal
Commode
fragment of a clock case resting on a palm tree trunk
The Wedding 1719
What is a State Appartment?
What is Original and what is Faithful Reproduction?
Furnishings for the 1719 Wedding
Coat / State dress Consisting of a Coat, Waistcoat, Trousers with Baldric, Pair of Stockings
August, Polen, König (1670-1733) | Owner
Court Sword
August, Polen, König (1670-1733) | Reference person
Cane / Set consisting of dress sword with sheath and cane
Peter, Russland, Zar (1672-1725) | Donor
August, Polen, König (1670-1733) | Giftee
Coat / Rhinegrave Dress of August II the Strong, Consisting of a Coat, Doublet, Trousers, Pair of Gloves
August, Polen, König (1670-1733) | Owner
Coat / Gala Dress of August II the Strong of Poland Consisting of a Coat, Waistcoat, Breeches
August, Polen, König (1670-1733) | Owner
Robe / House Dress Consisting of a Robe, Waistcoat and Cap
August, Polen, König (1670-1733) | Owner
Queen Christiane Eberhardine of Poland (1671-1727)
Christiane Eberhardine, Polen, Königin (1671-1727) | Person(s) shown
Silvestre, Louis de (1675-1760) | Painter
Anna Constanze Countess of Cosel (1680-1765)
Cosel, Anna Constantia von (1680 - 1765) | Person(s) shown
unbekannt | Painter
Court Sword from the Hat- and Sword-Set of Czar Peter I of Russia
Peter, Russland, Zar (1672-1725) | Donor
August, Polen, König (1670-1733) | Giftee
Coat / Military State Dress Consisting of a Coat (Waistcoat, Breeches not Preserved)
Flintlock Pistol / Pair of Flintlock Pistols
Casin, Jean (1646-1649 tätig) | Gunmaker
August, Polen, König (1670-1733) | Owner
Juste-au-corps / Military state dress of August II the Strong Consisting of Juste-au-corps, Waistcoat and Trousers
August, Polen, König (1670-1733) | Owner
Coat / Military State Dress Consisting of a Coat, Waistcoat, Breeches
August, Polen, König (1670-1733) | Owner
State Saddle / State Saddle, Caparison, Pair of Holster Flaps
August, Polen, König (1670-1733) | Giftee
Ludwig, Frankreich, König (1638-1715) | Donor
Compass with Lid
Peter, Russland, Zar (1672-1725) | Turner
Alliance Portrait of King August II of Poland (1670-1733) and King Friedrich Wilhelm I in Prussia (1688-1740)
Silvestre, Louis de (1675-1760) | Painter
August, Polen, König (1670-1733) | Person(s) shown
Friedrich Wilhelm I. (1688-1740) | Person(s) shown
Route Guidance Back to the Corner State Room
Portrait August II the Strong and his Claim in Europe
Function and Furnishings
The Ceremonial
First Antechamber - History of the Furnishings and Spiral Columns
Not all the Velvets are the Same (First Antechamber)
Portable Furniture (First Antechamber)
Second Antechamber - The Textile Furnishings
The Wall Paintings and the Overdoors (Second Antechamber)
Portable Furniture (Second Antechamber)
Furniture that Shows its History (Second Antechamber)
Boulle Furniture (Second Antechamber)
Audience Chamber – the Most Exalted of Rooms
The Textile Pilasters (Audience Chamber)
The Ceiling Painting and the Overdoors (Audience Chamber)
Canopy of State with Audience Chair (Audience Chamber)
Portable Furniture (Audience Chamber)
The State Bedroom - Green Velvet
The State Bed (State Bedroom)
Ceiling Painting and Overdoors (State Bedroom)
Portable Furniture (State Bedroom)
The Original Finial
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