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Joseph Karl Stieler Schönheitengalerie

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Schönheitengalerie (Gallery of Beauties) is a collection of portraits in Nymphenburg castle in Munich. It was commissioned by King Ludwig I of Bavaria. Joseph Karl Stieler was the favourite painter of the art-loving king Ludwig I of Bavaria (1786-1868). Ludwig commissioned him to paint those women that the king considered beautiful - and that required morality (i.e., chastity) as one important component of their beauty. If an honourable citizens' daughter got picked, she received the dress she was painted in as a gift, which is why they appear dressed above their station. These women of all classes should represent woman´s beauty a passenger could meet in the streets of Munich. All 36 (some paintings are missed) likenesses were painted between 1827 and 1850. With the exception of Lola Montez and perhaps Jane Digby these women were no mistresses of the King. The King has proofed the reputation of a candidate before he gave order to Stieler to paint her. Sometimes he has asked his wife and his relatives, whether they can name a candidate for his gallery. The candidates, which Stieler himself has proposed - mostly beauties he has met at parties or at the Fasching - were all refused.Music: Karmakanic - Cello Suite No.1