How are you?
Currently, I am introducing the
stories about various artists and their paintings with the title “Interesting Art
Stories”.
The 74th story is “Frederick the
Great Playing the Flute at Sanssouci” by Adolph Menzel.
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| Portrait of Adolph Menzel, Giovanni Boldini (1895) |
“Frederick the Great Playing
the Flute at Sanssouci” or “The Flute Concert” is a history painting in 1852 by
the German painter Adolph Menzel. This painting depicts Frederick the Great,
King of Prussia, playing the flute at an evening concert at Sanssouci, and is
now housed in the Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin.
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| Alte Nationalgalerie |
Menzel was one of the most famous and
important Realist painters of the 19th century, and was ennobled as Adolph von
Menzel in 1898. His works form an important record of life in Prussia at the
time, especially the life of Frederick the Great. Sanssouci was the summer
palace of Frederick the Great at Potsdam, near Berlin.
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| Sanssouci Palace |
This painting depicts a palace concert where
music is being played while Frederick the Great plays the flute on the center
stage. In front of him sits his chamber music ensemble, and behind him sits
dignitaries and noble ladies as an audience. The focus of this painting is not
on the music, but on Frederick the Great and the mood created by the interior
design, the furniture, the chandelier, candlelight, and the elaborate dresses
of the ladies.
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| Portrait of Frederick the Great, Johann Georg Ziesenis (1763) |
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