Weimar courtyard of the Muses. Schiller reading to the court in Tiefurt. (1860) by Theobald von Oer, Among the audience are Herder (2. from left, seated), Wieland (center, seated with cap) and Goethe (in front of the pillar, right).[1]Temple of the Muses with statue of Melpomene, Greekmuse of tragic poetry and song, built in 1803,[2]Tiefurt Mansion
The concept and character of the courtyard of the muses and Anna Amalias image, role and personal motives have been reviewed and largely "deconstructed" during recent decades. Modern revisions predominantly present sober conclusions and largely disagree with 19th century claims of a society in progress as a result of the utilization of the guiding principles of the Enlightenment and the cultivation of the genius.[4]
Visual inspiration was Theobald von Oer's 1860 painting: Weimar courtyard of the muses. Schiller reading to the court in Tiefurt, in older mentions, also called Weimar's Golden Days. The painting depicts a rather fictional, ideally arranged scene around 1794/95: An illustrious party, that consists of noble members of the court and commoners alike (scholars, artists and scientists), has gathered, regardless to class etiquette and formalities, in and around the Tiefurt Muse temple (which was only built in 1803), while listening to Friedrich Schiller's deliberations. In the creation of a cultivated and witty conviviality, the Duchess was assisted by poet and philosopher Christoph Martin Wieland, who had joined the court as the teacher of the two princes in 1772, being in fact the first of the many famous writers moving to Weimar.[1] Oer's famous painting is presently hanging in the ceremonial office of the President of Germany at Bellevue Palace in Berlin (see image there).
The courtyard of the muses would meet at the ducal Wittumspalais, the rural summer residences in Ettersburg Palace and Park and Tiefurt Manor, debate and discuss books and literature, the latest musical events and plays that had been staged, and contribute to the production of journals and paperbacks in Weimar, Tiefurt and Jena.[5]
Not until the late 20th century had this idea of a Weimar courtyard of the muses been contested and dismissed as pseudoscientific 19th century legend formation and romanticism. Contemporary sources of the Classical Weimar court never referred to a courtyard of the muses and Duchess Anna Amalia is not known to have at any time discontinued standard court ceremony or contested common class regulations. Her role as pioneer of Weimar Classicism has been challenged by author J. Berger, as he points out that the duchess has given the primacy of the arts not to literature but to music. Berger also exhorts, that she does not qualify as a true patroness of the arts because she refused unconditional promotion of free artists, but treated them as civil servants who were obliged to perform certain tasks.[6][7][8][9]
However, according to author J. H. Ulbricht, all these scientific disenchantments have failed to notably penetrate the communicative and cultural memory of the public. The narrative of the historiographically colorful idyll of Classical Weimar begins with Anna Amalias death and continues to be told until 1993.[3] Already in 1807, shortly after her burial, Goethe sought the opportunity to advertize Weimar's cultural prowess via the Duchess' obituary, that he published in a series of journals. The second volume of a 1908 trilogy on the life of Anna Amalia is titled: Duchess Amalies Courtyard of the Muses and has been published repeatedly under this name.[6]
In 1844 the academic historian Wilhelm Wachsmuth published a historical sketch in which the term courtyard of the muses was used for the first time in a scholarly context, steadily spread for decades and solidified into a formula.[10] Eventually, in a 1993 typology attempt the term courtyard of the muses was determined as one of five types of European courts and Weimar was referred to as the courtyard of the muses par excellence.[3][11]
^ ab"Der Weimarer Musenhof. Schiller in Tiefurt dem Hof vorlesend". Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
^"Tiefurt Mansion and Park". Klassik Stiftung Weimar. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
^ abcJustus H. Ulbricht. "Der Weimarer Musenhof – vom Fürstenideal zur Finalchiffre - Eine erinnerungskulturelle Spurensuche" (PDF). CORE. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
^Steffan Davies (2008). "Reviews of: Anna Amalia, Herzogin von Weimar by Annette Seemann; Anna Amalia von Weimar - Eine Biographie by Leonie Berger, Joachim Berger; Anna Amalia, Carl August und das Ereignis Weimar, by Hellmut Th. Seemann". Zeitschrift für Germanistik. Zeitschrift für Germanistik, Peter Lang AG. 18 (1): 210–212. JSTOR 23978607.
^"The Art of the Enlightenment - The Revolution of Art". National Museum of China. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
^ abRenate Wiggershaus (September 19, 2006). "Missgunst am Musenhof - Wegbereiterin der Weimarer Klassik? - Leonie und Joachim Berger versuchen, den Mythos der Anna Amalia von Weimar zu dekonstruieren". Frankfurter Rundschau. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
^Claudius Sittig (29 November 2010). Kulturelle Konkurrenzen: Studien zu Semiotik und Ästhetik adeligen Wetteifers um 1600. Walter de Gruyter. pp. 147–. ISBN978-3-11-023370-4.
^Joachim Berger. "Anna Amalia und das »Ereignis Weimar-Jena«". Hellmut Th. Seemann - Academia. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
^Wilhelm Wachsmuth. "Weimars Musenhof in den Jahren 1772-1807". Weltbild. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
^"Weimar – Weltstadt des Geistes und Musendorf". Literaturland Thüringen. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
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Leonie und Joachim Berger: Anna Amalia von Weimar. Eine Biographie C. H. Beck Publishing, Munich 2006
Alison Cole: Italian Renaissance Courts, London 2016, Laurence King Publishing Ltd
Claudia Brink: Arte et Marte. Kriegskunst und Kunstliebe im Herrscherbild des 15. und 16. Jahrhunderts in Italien, Munich, Berlin 2001.
Heide Schulz: Weimars schönster Stern. Anna Amalia von Sachsen-Weimar und Eisenach. Quellentexte zum Entstehen einer Ikone, Heidelberg 2011, ISBN978-3-8253-5887-7
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The Weimar courtyard of the muses is a term that had emerged during the 19th century It refers to an elite fellowship of people in Classical Weimar 1772 1805 that was made up of nobles and commoners courtiers civil servants writers artists and scientists who congregated around the central character Duchess Anna Amalia of Saxe Weimar Eisenach pioneer of Weimar Classicism and patroness of the arts Duchess Anna Amalia was the mother and from 1758 until 1775 regent for the infant Grand Duke Karl August von Sachsen Weimar Eisenach 3 Among the poets living in Weimar were the most famous German authors of their time Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Friedrich Schiller Christoph Martin Wieland and Johann Gottfried Herder Weimar courtyard of the Muses Schiller reading to the court in Tiefurt 1860 by Theobald von Oer Among the audience are Herder 2 from left seated Wieland center seated with cap and Goethe in front of the pillar right 1 Temple of the Muses with statue of Melpomene Greek muse of tragic poetry and song built in 1803 2 Tiefurt MansionThe concept and character of the courtyard of the muses and Anna Amalias image role and personal motives have been reviewed and largely deconstructed during recent decades Modern revisions predominantly present sober conclusions and largely disagree with 19th century claims of a society in progress as a result of the utilization of the guiding principles of the Enlightenment and the cultivation of the genius 4 Contents 1 Background 2 Recent reinterpretation 3 See also 4 References 5 External links 6 BibliographyBackground editVisual inspiration was Theobald von Oer s 1860 painting Weimar courtyard of the muses Schiller reading to the court in Tiefurt in older mentions also called Weimar s Golden Days The painting depicts a rather fictional ideally arranged scene around 1794 95 An illustrious party that consists of noble members of the court and commoners alike scholars artists and scientists has gathered regardless to class etiquette and formalities in and around the Tiefurt Muse temple which was only built in 1803 while listening to Friedrich Schiller s deliberations In the creation of a cultivated and witty conviviality the Duchess was assisted by poet and philosopher Christoph Martin Wieland who had joined the court as the teacher of the two princes in 1772 being in fact the first of the many famous writers moving to Weimar 1 Oer s famous painting is presently hanging in the ceremonial office of the President of Germany at Bellevue Palace in Berlin see image there The courtyard of the muses would meet at the ducal Wittumspalais the rural summer residences in Ettersburg Palace and Park and Tiefurt Manor debate and discuss books and literature the latest musical events and plays that had been staged and contribute to the production of journals and paperbacks in Weimar Tiefurt and Jena 5 Recent reinterpretation edit nbsp Duchess Anna Amalia of Saxe Weimar Eisenach with her sons around 1773 74Not until the late 20th century had this idea of a Weimar courtyard of the muses been contested and dismissed as pseudoscientific 19th century legend formation and romanticism Contemporary sources of the Classical Weimar court never referred to a courtyard of the muses and Duchess Anna Amalia is not known to have at any time discontinued standard court ceremony or contested common class regulations Her role as pioneer of Weimar Classicism has been challenged by author J Berger as he points out that the duchess has given the primacy of the arts not to literature but to music Berger also exhorts that she does not qualify as a true patroness of the arts because she refused unconditional promotion of free artists but treated them as civil servants who were obliged to perform certain tasks 6 7 8 9 However according to author J H Ulbricht all these scientific disenchantments have failed to notably penetrate the communicative and cultural memory of the public The narrative of the historiographically colorful idyll of Classical Weimar begins with Anna Amalias death and continues to be told until 1993 3 Already in 1807 shortly after her burial Goethe sought the opportunity to advertize Weimar s cultural prowess via the Duchess obituary that he published in a series of journals The second volume of a 1908 trilogy on the life of Anna Amalia is titled Duchess Amalies Courtyard of the Muses and has been published repeatedly under this name 6 In 1844 the academic historian Wilhelm Wachsmuth published a historical sketch in which the term courtyard of the muses was used for the first time in a scholarly context steadily spread for decades and solidified into a formula 10 Eventually in a 1993 typology attempt the term courtyard of the muses was determined as one of five types of European courts and Weimar was referred to as the courtyard of the muses par excellence 3 11 See also editTiefurt HouseReferences edit a b Der Weimarer Musenhof Schiller in Tiefurt dem Hof vorlesend Staatliche Museen zu Berlin Retrieved January 31 2021 Tiefurt Mansion and Park Klassik Stiftung Weimar Retrieved December 25 2019 a b c Justus H Ulbricht Der Weimarer Musenhof vom Furstenideal zur Finalchiffre Eine erinnerungskulturelle Spurensuche PDF CORE Retrieved December 25 2019 Steffan Davies 2008 Reviews of Anna Amalia Herzogin von Weimar by Annette Seemann Anna Amalia von Weimar Eine Biographie by Leonie Berger Joachim Berger Anna Amalia Carl August und das Ereignis Weimar by Hellmut Th Seemann Zeitschrift fur Germanistik Zeitschrift fur Germanistik Peter Lang AG 18 1 210 212 JSTOR 23978607 The Art of the Enlightenment The Revolution of Art National Museum of China Retrieved December 25 2019 a b Renate Wiggershaus September 19 2006 Missgunst am Musenhof Wegbereiterin der Weimarer Klassik Leonie und Joachim Berger versuchen den Mythos der Anna Amalia von Weimar zu dekonstruieren Frankfurter Rundschau Retrieved December 25 2019 Michael Knoche April 20 2007 Weimars Wegbereiterin Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Retrieved December 25 2019 Claudius Sittig 29 November 2010 Kulturelle Konkurrenzen Studien zu Semiotik und Asthetik adeligen Wetteifers um 1600 Walter de Gruyter pp 147 ISBN 978 3 11 023370 4 Joachim Berger Anna Amalia und das Ereignis Weimar Jena Hellmut Th Seemann Academia Retrieved December 27 2019 Wilhelm Wachsmuth Weimars Musenhof in den Jahren 1772 1807 Weltbild Retrieved December 27 2019 Weimar Weltstadt des Geistes und Musendorf Literaturland Thuringen Retrieved December 25 2019 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Schloss Tiefurt Tiefurt Mansion and Park Contemporary journalBibliography editLeonie und Joachim Berger Anna Amalia von Weimar Eine Biographie C H Beck Publishing Munich 2006 Alison Cole Italian Renaissance Courts London 2016 Laurence King Publishing Ltd Claudia Brink Arte et Marte Kriegskunst und Kunstliebe im Herrscherbild des 15 und 16 Jahrhunderts in Italien Munich Berlin 2001 Heide Schulz Weimars schonster Stern Anna Amalia von Sachsen Weimar und Eisenach Quellentexte zum Entstehen einer Ikone Heidelberg 2011 ISBN 978 3 8253 5887 7 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Weimar in art Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Weimar courtyard of the muses amp oldid 1177310985, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
