Musée Des Arts Décoratifs De Strasbourg
The collection
After severe damage to the palace by English and American bombing on 11 August 1944, the chambers of the Prince-Bishops were restored little by little to their original condition up until the 1990s and the interior furnishings were rebuilt.
Collections
The chambers have the traditional furnishings of courtly display rooms (Gobelins tapestries, chinoiserie, wood carvings, murals, stucco decorations, trompe-l'œil, etc.), all displaying a high degree of craftsmanship as well as artistry.
The emphasis of the remainder of the collection is the sometimes remarkably exuberant porcelain creations of the Strasbourg factory of the brothers Paul and Johann Hannong, the founders and directors of the widely famous Frankenthal Porcelain Factory. It also displays the vermeil work of the Strasbourg master families of Imlin and Kirstein.
The museum displays elements of the first astronomical clock of Strasbourg Cathedral, among which the cock is said to be the world's oldest automaton.
References
- ^ Decorative Arts Museum, Strasbourg, www.hautehorlogerie.org/
Literature
- Étienne Martin et al.: Decorative Arts Museum. Palais Rohan, Éditions des musées de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, 2021, ISBN 9782351251799
External links
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- Musees-strasbourg.org: official Musée des Arts décoratifs, Strasbourg website—(in English)
- Musees-strasbourg.org: Selected works from the Musée des Arts décoratifs collections—(in French)