Fürstenzug, Porcelain wall painting at Augustusstrasse, Dresden, Germany
Description
The Fürstenzug is a porcelain wall painting on the north side of the royal stables in Dresden, covering more than a hundred meters and made from nearly 24,000 Meissen tiles. The composition shows a procession of Saxon rulers on horseback, depicted in elaborate historical costumes and traceable one by one along the wall.
History
Wilhelm Walther created the original work in 1876 using the sgraffito technique on the plaster of the stable wall. Between 1904 and 1907, artists replaced the entire image with durable porcelain tiles to protect it from weather and decay.
Culture
The name comes from the medieval word for the Saxon lords of the ruling house, shown here mounted on horseback and dressed in traditional costume. Today visitors step up close to the wall to examine the details of armor and faces rendered in the glossy ceramic tiles.
Practical
The wall painting runs along Augustusstrasse between Schlossplatz and Neumarkt, so visitors can walk its entire length on foot. Daylight makes the glazed tiles glow, so the middle hours of the day are favorable for viewing.
Did you know?
During the bombings of 1945, the porcelain painting remained almost completely intact while most buildings around it were destroyed. Only about two hundred of the many thousands of tiles needed to be replaced after the war.
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