The Neptune fountain (detail) II
ⓒRebecca Bugge, All Rights Reserved
Do not use without permission.
This fountain is at Frederiksborg Castle (Danish: Frederiksborg Slot), and was originally built by the Dutch sculptor Adriaen de Vries, known for his work in the Northern Mannerism style. The fountain was finished in 1622. But the pieces you see here are not the originals. They can be found at the Swedish royal castle Drottningholm... Because in 1650s, when Sweden and Denmark was at war (those were different times!) the Swedish king and his troops took all they could carry - and then some! The pieces you see now were made in 1888, from models made from the original (in the late 19th century, the relations between Denmark and Sweden were very, very different from the 17th).
Frederiksborg is a royal Danish castle built in a northern Renaissance style, for the king Christian IV. The main building of the castle was built 1602-1620 (replacing an older structure). For a long time it served as a royal residence, but it was almost completely destroyed in a fire 1859 (which spared only the chapel and audience chamber). The castle was restored, using old plans and drawings to give it its proper look - with generous donations made by J.C. Jabosen (who made a fortune founding the Carlsberg brewery), to turn it into a National Museum, which it still is to this day.
The Neptune fountain (detail) II
ⓒRebecca Bugge, All Rights Reserved
Do not use without permission.
This fountain is at Frederiksborg Castle (Danish: Frederiksborg Slot), and was originally built by the Dutch sculptor Adriaen de Vries, known for his work in the Northern Mannerism style. The fountain was finished in 1622. But the pieces you see here are not the originals. They can be found at the Swedish royal castle Drottningholm... Because in 1650s, when Sweden and Denmark was at war (those were different times!) the Swedish king and his troops took all they could carry - and then some! The pieces you see now were made in 1888, from models made from the original (in the late 19th century, the relations between Denmark and Sweden were very, very different from the 17th).
Frederiksborg is a royal Danish castle built in a northern Renaissance style, for the king Christian IV. The main building of the castle was built 1602-1620 (replacing an older structure). For a long time it served as a royal residence, but it was almost completely destroyed in a fire 1859 (which spared only the chapel and audience chamber). The castle was restored, using old plans and drawings to give it its proper look - with generous donations made by J.C. Jabosen (who made a fortune founding the Carlsberg brewery), to turn it into a National Museum, which it still is to this day.