Great Hall, Schloss Niederweiden, Austria (1694) *

Artist/Designer: Jean-Baptiste Pillement

Project Location: Austria

Figure 1: Great Hall. Source: Jan Dudas, Schloss Niederweiden-Great Hall. 2008, Digital Image ( Source | Accessed : October 21, 2013 | Photographer: Jan Dudas )

Figure 2: Great Hall. Source: Erich J. Schimek, Schloss Niederweiden. 2003, Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : October 21, 2013 | Photographer: Erich J. Schimek )

Figure 3: Great Hall. The Enchanted Garden. 2013, Source: Tumblr, Marie. Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : October 21, 2013 | Photographer: NA. )

Figure 4: Great Hall. Source: Jan Dudas, Schloss Niederweiden. 2003, Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : October 21, 2013 | Photographer: Jan Dudas )

Style/Period(s):
Rococo

Primary Material(s):
Glass, Stone, Paint, Light

Function(s):
Hospitality, Residential Structure, Exhibition

Related Website(s):

http://www.schlosshof.at/cms_neu/index.php?page=schloss-niederweiden

http://www.burgen-austria.com/archive.php?id=249

Jean-Baptiste Pillement - Architect and Artist | Accessed : November 19, 2018

Nicolò Pacassi - Restoration Architect | Accessed : November 19, 2018

Schloss Niederweiden - General Information | Accessed : November 19, 2018

Significant Date(s):
18th Century

Additional Information:
Publications/Texts in Print:

Bernardin De Saint-Pierre, Henri . Auteur Du Texte. Paul Et Virginie / Par Jacques-Henri Bernardin De Saint-Pierre ; Portr. De L'auteur Gravé Par Ribault D'après Lafitte, Pl. Gravées Par Bourgeois De La Richardière, Roger, Mecou, Prot, Pillement Fils D'après Lafitte, Girodet, Gérard, Moreau Le Jeune, Prudhon Et Isabey. P. Didot L'aîné (Paris), 1806.

Levey, Michael. Painting and Sculpture in France 1700-1789. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1992.

Reed, Marcia, Paola Dematte and Getty Research Institute. China on Paper: European and Chinese Works From the Late Sixteenth to Early Nineteenth Century. Los Angeles: Getty Research Institute, 2011.

Building Address: Niederweiden 1, 2292 Schloss Niederweiden, Austria

Significant Dates: Original Construction Date (1693-1694)
First restoration by Architect Nikolaus Pacassi (1765)
Most recent Restoration (1980) to serve as exhibition and museum space.

Supporting Staff/ Designers:
Nikolaus Pacassi (Restoration Architect of 1765)

Tags: Rococo style, Stone Interiors, Fresco, Aesthetic Revivals

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