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MUNICH--The New Palace--The Beauty of its\u003cbr\u003e       Decorations--Particular Account of the Modern Paintings\u003cbr\u003e       on the Walls                                                   1-18\u003cbr\u003e     The Frescos of Julius Schnorr from the Nibelungen-Lied             20\u003cbr\u003e     The Frescos in the Royal Chapel                                    37\u003cbr\u003e     The Opera--Madame Schechner                                        42\u003cbr\u003e     The Kunstverein                                                    46\u003cbr\u003e     Karl von Holtëi                                                    49\u003cbr\u003e     Fête of the Obelisk                                                50\u003cbr\u003e     The Gallery--Pictures and Painters                                 60\u003cbr\u003e     Madame de Freyberg--A visit to Thalkirchen                         64\u003cbr\u003e     Tomb of Eugène Beauharnais                                         68\u003cbr\u003e     The Sculpture in the Glyptothek                                    75\u003cbr\u003e     Plan of the Pinnakothek or National Gallery                        79\u003cbr\u003e     The Revival of Fresco Painting                                     92\u003cbr\u003e     Bavarian Sculptors                                                 94\u003cbr\u003e     The Valhalla                                                       96\u003cbr\u003e     Stieler, the Portrait Painter                                     101\u003cbr\u003e     Gallery of the Duc de Leuchtenberg                                103\u003cbr\u003e     Society at Munich                                                 106\u003cbr\u003e     The Liederkranz                                                   110\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eII.  NUREMBERG                                                         118\u003cbr\u003e     The Old Fortress                                                  123\u003cbr\u003e     Albert Durer                                                      125\u003cbr\u003e     Hans Sachs and Peter Vischer                                      127\u003cbr\u003e     The Cemetery                                                      132\u003cbr\u003e     Travelling in Germany                                             134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIII. DRESDEN                                                           138\u003cbr\u003e     The Opera--Madame Schröder Devrient in the \"Capaletti\"            145\u003cbr\u003e     Ludwig Tieck                                                      148\u003cbr\u003e     The Dresden Gallery and the Italian School                        155\u003cbr\u003e     Rosalba--Violante Siries--Henrietta Walters--Maria\u003cbr\u003e       von Osterwyck--Elizabeth Sirani--the Sofonisba                  171\u003cbr\u003e     Thoughts on Female Artists--Louisa and Eliza Sharpe--The\u003cbr\u003e       Countess Julie von Egloffstein                                  179\u003cbr\u003e     Moritz Retzsch                                                    183\u003cbr\u003e     English and German Art                                            197\u003cbr\u003e     Catalogue of German Artists                                       201\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e       *       *       *       *       *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     A Visit to Hardwicke                                              213\u003cbr\u003e     A Visit to Althorpe                                               275\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMUNICH (CONTINUED).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_Tuesday._--M. de Klenze called this morning and conducted me over the\u003cbr\u003ewhole of the new palace. The design, when completed, will form a vast\u003cbr\u003equadrangle. It was begun about seven years ago; and as only a certain\u003cbr\u003esum is set apart every year for the works, it will probably be seven\u003cbr\u003eyears more before the portion now in progress, which is the south side\u003cbr\u003eof the quadrangle, can be completed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe exterior of the building is plain, but has an air of grandeur even\u003cbr\u003efrom its simplicity and uniformity. It reminds me of Sir Philip Sydney's\u003cbr\u003ebeautiful description--\"A house built of fair and strong stone; not\u003cbr\u003eaffecting so much any extraordinary kind of fineness, as an honourable\u003cbr\u003erepresenting of a firm stateliness; all more lasting than beautiful, but\u003cbr\u003ethat the consideration of the exceeding lastingness made the eye believe\u003cbr\u003eit was exceeding beautiful.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen a selfish despot designs a palace, it is for himself he builds.\u003cbr\u003eHe thinks first of his own personal tastes and peculiar habits, and the\u003cbr\u003earrangements are contrived to suit his exclusive propensities. Thus, for\u003cbr\u003eNero's overwhelming pride, no space, no height, could suffice; so he\u003cbr\u003ebuilt his \"golden house\" upon a scale which obliged its next possessor\u003cbr\u003eto pull it to pieces, as only fit to lodge a colossus. George the Fourth\u003cbr\u003ehad a predilection for low ceilings, so all the future inhabitants of\u003cbr\u003ethe Pimlico palace must endure suffocation; and as his majesty did not\u003cbr\u003elive on good terms with his wife, no accommodation was prepared for a\u003cbr\u003efuture queen of England.","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47168500498672,"sku":"2940013030213","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013030213_p0.jpg?v=1763575475","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013030213","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}