{"product_id":"rustkammer-dresden-the-firearms-gallery-in-the-long-corridor-9783422803138","title":"Rüstkammer Dresden. the Firearms Gallery in the Long Corridor","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Marius Winzeler | Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Deutscher Kunstverlag\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Deutscher Kunstverlag\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - Permanent\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \"Rifle Gallery\" in the \"long \u003cbr\u003ecorridor\" of Dresden's Royal Palace presents around 500 unique handguns \u003cbr\u003efrom the collections of the Saxon electors and kings. The magnificent \u003cbr\u003erifles and pistols from the 16\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e to 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e centuries\u003cbr\u003e were used for hunting, target shooting and courtly representation. The \u003cbr\u003enew museum guide presents the history of the collection as well as the \u003cbr\u003earchitecture and furnishings of the \u003cem\u003eLange Gang\u003c\/em\u003e. With its \u003cbr\u003eancestral gallery, the approximately 100-metre-long Renaissance building\u003cbr\u003e embodied the dynastic memorabilia of the ruling family and housed the \u003cbr\u003eelector's \"personal rifle\" from 1733. A richly-illustrated selection of \u003cbr\u003eobjects presents a journey through three centuries of European \u003cbr\u003egunsmithing and decorative art; the exhibits are elucidated in their \u003cbr\u003ecomplex cultural and historical contexts. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMasterpieces of the gunsmith's art from one of the leading collections of royal weaponry in Europe \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePermanent exhibition of the Armory, in the Dresden Royal Palace, Dresden State Art Collections \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deutscher Kunstverlag","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47887643345047,"sku":"9783422803138","price":1947.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9783422803138.webp?v=1781160482","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/rustkammer-dresden-the-firearms-gallery-in-the-long-corridor-9783422803138","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}