The Schaezlerpalais is a baroque palace in Augsburg. The palace extends far back from the street, encompassing dozens of rooms, courtyards and gardens. The gilded mirrored ballroom was built between 1765-1770 and has survived intact. it is widely regarded as the most artistically significant Rococo ballroom in Germany. Carl Albert von Lespilliez was the architect of the Schaezlerpalais.
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The Free State of Bavaria has declared the Schaezlerpalais a registered historic monument.
The Schaezlerpalais houses the following art collections:
- Deutsche Barockgalerie, Southern German paintings of the 17th and 18th century (1st floor)
- Karl und Magdalene Haberstock-Stiftung Baroque paintings, e.g. Paolo Veronese, Canaletto, Anthony van Dyck and Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (2nd floor)
- Staatsgalerie Altdeutsche Meister with paintings from Southern Germany of the 15th and 16th century (in a former monastery ["Katharinenkloster"]), a subsidiary of Bavarian State Picture Collection (Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen)
Adjacent to the building complex, a Baroque garden is open to the public.
Sources
edit- "Schaezlerpalais". Kunstsammlungen und Museen Augsburg (in German). Retrieved 29 November 2020.
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