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Oranienbaum, Chinese House, ceiling, detail

Georg Christoph Hesekiel and presumably Friedrich Wilhelm von Erdmannsdorff1794/1797

State Chancellery and Ministry of Culture of Sachsen-Anhalt

State Chancellery and Ministry of Culture of Sachsen-Anhalt
Magdeburg, Germany

The ceiling painting in the Chinese House shows musicians in the chinoise style. The musician standing a little to the left plays on a so-called sheng, a Chinese mouth organ.

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  • Title: Oranienbaum, Chinese House, ceiling, detail
  • Creator: Georg Christoph Hesekiel and presumably Friedrich Wilhelm von Erdmannsdorff
  • Date Created: 1794/1797
  • Location Created: Gartenreich Dessau-Wörlitz, Schloss Oranienbaum
  • Rights: Kulturstiftung Dessau-Wörlitz
State Chancellery and Ministry of Culture of Sachsen-Anhalt

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