Schönheitengalerie

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Schönheitengalerie is the German name for King Ludwig I of Bavaria’s famous “Gallery of Beauties,” a collection of 19th-century portraits of women displayed in Nymphenburg Palace in Munich.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf art gallery
cultural heritage object
portrait collection
artForm oil portrait
artHistoricalRelevance study source for 19th-century fashion and aesthetics
associatedWithCityTourismBrand Munich NERFINISHED
associatedWithDynasty Wittelsbach dynasty NERFINISHED
associatedWithMonarch King Ludwig I of Bavaria NERFINISHED
collectionSizeApproximate about 36 portraits
commissionedBy Ludwig I of Bavaria NERFINISHED
commissionedInContextOf Ludwig I’s interest in art and beauty
contains portraits of women
countryOfCulturalOrigin Germany NERFINISHED
creatorRoleOfLudwigI patron
culturalSignificance example of royal portrait commissions
tourist attraction in Munich
depictsSocialClasses bourgeoisie
commoners
nobility
displayedAt Nymphenburg Palace south pavilion (historical gallery room) NERFINISHED
genre portrait art
hasAlternativeName Schönheiten-Galerie NERFINISHED
hasEnglishName Gallery of Beauties NERFINISHED
hasGermanName Schönheitengalerie
hasNotableSitter Amalie von Schintling NERFINISHED
Helene Sedlmayr NERFINISHED
Lola Montez NERFINISHED
Marianna Marquesa Florenzi NERFINISHED
Princess Alexandra of Bavaria NERFINISHED
hasPrimaryFunction display of royal portrait collection
historicalContext Biedermeier era NERFINISHED
languageOfName German
locatedIn Nymphenburg Palace NERFINISHED
locatedInCity Munich NERFINISHED
locatedInCountry Germany
locatedInState Bavaria NERFINISHED
managedBy Bavarian Administration of State-Owned Palaces, Gardens and Lakes NERFINISHED
openToPublic yes
owner Free State of Bavaria NERFINISHED
partOf Bavarian royal art collections NERFINISHED
Nymphenburg Palace attractions
regionOfCulturalOrigin Bavaria NERFINISHED
selectionCriterion physical beauty as perceived by Ludwig I
subjectMatter ideal of female beauty in 19th-century Bavaria
timePeriod 19th century
tourismCategory museum collection
palace attraction

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Gallery of Beauties GermanName Schönheitengalerie