Autumn at Haemelschenburg castle
by Eva Lechner
Title
Autumn at Haemelschenburg castle
Artist
Eva Lechner
Medium
Mixed Media - Mixed Media/photograph/digital Hand-painting
Description
Owners Jürgen von Klenke and his wife Anna von Holle commissioned a castle with all of the attributes of a typical medieval castle to be built between 1588 and 1613 at the heart of the site of a feudal estate that had already been destroyed multiple times. Its most striking feature is the 24 gabled dormers, which are elaborately adorned roof extensions. Weser sandstone was used for the build, as this material was highly sought after at the time. The couple lived with their 14 children in the grandest part of the palace, the three-storey south wing, which was opulently decorated in a Renaissance style.
It came down to this incredible family to bravely protect the entire castle to avoid it being plundered and destroyed during the Thirty Years' War. Visitors are treated to a detailed insight into the life of the nobility during the Renaissance, baroque and 19th-century periods, with many of the rooms completely kitted out with furniture, paintings, porcelain, glassware and weaponry. The reconstructed Minnegarten is a beautifully floral reminder of a time when gardens were a hidden refuge for courtly love, otherwise known as 'Minne'.
A digital hand-painting based on my photograph taken in October 2022
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October 19th, 2022
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Gary F Richards
Spectacular Autumn Haemelschenburg Castle composition, lighting, shading, brilliant colors and artwork! F/L voted
Gary F Richards
Spectacular Haemelschenburg Castle Autumn composition, lighting, shading, beautiful colors and artwork! F/L voted
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic photographic art has been chosen as a Camera Art Group feature! You are invited to archive your work in the feature archive discussion. There are many other discussions in the group where you can promote your art even further more.
Lyric Lucas
Congratulations, your beautiful artistic work is FEATURED on the home page of the "Bedroom Art Gallery" group. l/f 10/31/22
Gary F Richards
Spectacular Autumn Castle Lake Anna von Holle composition, lighting, shading, excellent colors and artwork! F/L voted
Beryl Jasper
Congrats!! Your amazing artwork has been featured in IF THE IMAGE EXCITES YOU group. Please feel free to post your artwork in “Thank you and Promote” and any other discussion in which the image fits. Thanks for sharing.
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