Relikty zamku krzyżackiego w Grudziądzu na XIX-wiecznych litografiach ze zbiorów Muzeum im. ks. dr. Władysława Łęgi w Grudziądzu

• Authors: Fijałkowska Izabela

Title variants

DE

Relikte des Deutschordensschlosses in Grudziądz (Graudenz) in Lithographien des 19. Jahrhunderts aus der Sammlung des Dr. Władysław Łęga –Museums in Grudziądz (Graudenz)

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Relics from the Teutonic Castle in Grudziądz on 19th century litographs from the collection of Fr. dr Władysław Łęga Museum in Grudziądz

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The article presents the concepts connected with the demolition of the Teutonic Castle in Grudziądz at the turn of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, especially the issues concerning the preservation of the tower and relics from the castle chapel. At that time, Grudziądz was part of the Prussian state, thus the analysis of these issues was made from the point of view of interest in medieval art, which came into existence at the turn of the eighteenth and nineteeth centuries in Prussia, including the interest in castles and their protection. The key moment was in 1772 when J. W. Goethe’s essay “Von Deutcher Baukunst” was published, which praised the gothic cathedral in Strasburg. From that moment, gothic in the works of German romanticists was indentified with German art. The visit of the German architect, Fridrich Dawid Gilly to the castle in Malbork was of great importance for the development of interest in medieval art. During his visit, he made numerous drawings, sketches and measurements of the castle, which was then being dismantled on the orders of Prussian authorities. The drawings were shown on an exhibition in Berlin and published in albums. In German literature, from the beginning of the twentieth century, there is information that these albums were owned by Frederick William III and thanks to them he became interested in the Malbork castle and other Teutonic castles. It is believed that the suspension of the demolition of the castle in Malbork in 1804 and its recognition as a monument was caused by the aforementioned Gilly’s presence. It can be assumed that these events contributed to the decision to stop demolition of the castle tower in Grudziądz. In German bibliography there is also information that the castle tower was not pulled down due to the Queen Luise’s intervention (king Frederick William III’s wife) in 1804. The article is illustrated by 3 litographs from the collection of Fr. dr Władysław Łęga Museum in Grudziądz. Portraying the spirit of romanticism, they present the condition of the castle mountain in 1830s, dominated by the tower and chapel relics that survived the demolition. Two litographs were published by well-known German litographer and art dealer L. F. Sachse in Berlin, and one by A. Rahnke’s litographic workshop in Elbląg.

• Publisher: Muzeum w Grudziądzu
• Journal: Rocznik Grudziądzki
• Year: 2021
• Volume: 29
• Pages: 221-233

Dates

published

2021

Contributors

author

Fijałkowska Izabela