Schönheitengalerie

E723549

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.

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

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

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gallery of Beauties GermanName Schönheitengalerie
Portrait of Helene Sedlmayr commissionedFor Ludwig I of Bavaria’s Gallery of Beauties
subject linked to: portrait of Helene Sedlmayr
linked to: Schönheitengalerie
Schönheitengalerie hasAlternativeName Schönheiten-Galerie
linked to: Schönheitengalerie