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Title: Decent Resultion Photo - Trauerzuges des Leichman Gustav-Adolphus (Wimor / Mohr
Post by: redman on July 16, 2020, 11:28:24 AM
I'm mounting my Wimor set of the "Funeral Cortege Gustav-Adolphus" and would like to add a photo of the original painting by Schmidt that today sits in the museum in the Geleitshaus in Weissenfels, Germany.   I've searched absolutely everywhere on-line for both the picture itself and the artist (Hans Schmidt 1859-1951) but while there are others of his paintings available there is no reference whatsoever to the Gustav-Adolphus one.
The Geleitshaus Museum has very little on line and the very best that I can come up with from newspaper articles is a 25Kb photo taken at an angle (which is not much use!)..........
Anyone been to the museum and taken a good quality / high resolution photo that they could share?  Or point me in the direction of another source?

Appreciated
G
 
Title: Re: Decent Resultion Photo - Trauerzuges des Leichman Gustav-Adolphus (Wimor / Mohr
Post by: Hannibal on July 16, 2020, 01:57:21 PM
I would answer for myself in the same situation = best is to go and visit the Museum by yourself ...


But it is located at 650 km from Brussels, nearby Leipzig !!


So I took your picture on the net
(https://i87.servimg.com/u/f87/19/31/59/25/o_110.jpg)


and reworked it a little but (sorry no frame, but I can add one if wished).  Perhaps you can add a photograph to your frame.


(https://i87.servimg.com/u/f87/19/31/59/25/orew11.jpg)


Michel
Title: Re: Decent Resultion Photo - Trauerzuges des Leichman Gustav-Adolphus (Wimor / Mohr
Post by: Joerg on July 17, 2020, 03:28:54 AM
By the way - last Friday I heard a presentation (?) about Gustaph Adolph
an learned, that the whole Cortege took till summer 1634 (!)  to the final burial in the Stockholm Ríddarholms-Church
Title: Re: Decent Resultion Photo - Trauerzuges des Leichman Gustav-Adolphus (Wimor / Mohr
Post by: redman on July 22, 2020, 03:30:26 AM
Many thanks for photo - I'd had a go at downloading this myself, but didn't get it up to 255Kb as you have done.Anyone able to provide something in the MB range?
G
Title: Re: Decent Resultion Photo - Trauerzuges des Leichman Gustav-Adolphus (Wimor / Mohr
Post by: redman on November 01, 2020, 08:33:18 AM
Bump......
I tried emailing the museum direct but no reply.  Anyone able to help?
G
Title: Re: Decent Resultion Photo - Trauerzuges des Leichman Gustav-Adolphus (Wimor / Mohr
Post by: Joerg on November 01, 2020, 12:25:30 PM
I will try something.
Be patient, please.

Update:
The museum is closed.
So, please be even more patient.
Title: Re: Decent Resultion Photo - Trauerzuges des Leichman Gustav-Adolphus (Wimor / Mohr
Post by: Joerg on November 16, 2020, 05:47:39 AM
Something sideways....

Somewhere in my drawers I have a German text-description for the paintimg of that series.
If this may be of interest......
Title: Re: Decent Resultion Photo - Trauerzuges des Leichman Gustav-Adolphus (Wimor / Mohr
Post by: redman on January 05, 2021, 04:02:14 PM
Joerg:
I have (again!) been slow in keeping up with this thread.   My thanks for your time on this - whatever you have will be very much of interest.
Thanks
G
Title: Re: Decent Resultion Photo - Trauerzuges des Leichman Gustav-Adolphus (Wimor / Mohr
Post by: Joerg on January 06, 2021, 03:54:45 AM
@redman,
again I have to ask for patience -
the closing of everything is prolongued,
my witness lives in an area with restrictions of mobility....

So - it will last further with the picture  :-[
Title: Re: Decent Resultion Photo - Trauerzuges des Leichman Gustav-Adolphus (Wimor / Mohr
Post by: redman on January 25, 2021, 05:18:45 PM
 :)  Entirely understood.
Title: Re: Decent Resultion Photo - Trauerzuges des Leichman Gustav-Adolphus (Wimor / Mohr
Post by: redman on December 23, 2022, 10:58:05 AM
Bump (!)  Anyone now able to help with this?    I'd like to mount my own set together with a good print of the picture itself ........
Redman
Title: Re: Decent Resultion Photo - Trauerzuges des Leichman Gustav-Adolphus (Wimor / Mohr
Post by: Hannibal on December 23, 2022, 12:28:30 PM
https://www.unesco-clubkulmbach.de/aktuelltermine/trauerzug-gustav-adolf-1632-b/ (https://www.unesco-clubkulmbach.de/aktuelltermine/trauerzug-gustav-adolf-1632-b/)


https://tabletopdeutschland.com/2018/12/03/zitadelle-spandau-1813/ (https://tabletopdeutschland.com/2018/12/03/zitadelle-spandau-1813/)


a diorama at Kulmbach in the museum.

It will be difficult to position all characters of the scene within this painting frame !! Do you also plan to bring a foreground of several spectators?     


In many dioramas, the colours of the background are absorbing the attention off the characters.  Why not using the painting but in black and white?   This would stimulate the characters themselves perhaps?


(https://i87.servimg.com/u/f87/19/31/59/25/trauer11.jpg)


(https://i87.servimg.com/u/f87/19/31/59/25/trauer10.jpg)




(https://i87.servimg.com/u/f87/19/31/59/25/trauer12.jpg)


(https://i87.servimg.com/u/f87/19/31/59/25/dsc02718.jpg)
Title: Re: Decent Resultion Photo - Trauerzuges des Leichman Gustav-Adolphus (Wimor / Mohr
Post by: redman on January 26, 2023, 02:54:55 PM
Many thanks - the idea of a B+W background is a good one.  I'll have a go and see what comes of it.
Best Wishes.