The Rundāle Palace Museum’s Desk Calendar 2021 features a selection of the most prominent examples among the Museum’s chandeliers, illustrating advances in form ranging from the oldest antler chandeliers to the Art Nouveau glass lamp and incorporating Baroque, Rococo, Classicism and Empire chandeliers displayed in the Museum’s collections.
Little evidence remains of the lighting at Rundāle Palace as intended by Rastrelli. Traces of chandelier fastenings can be found only in the Grand Gallery and the Gold Hall of the Palace. Now the premises of Rundāle Palace house historical chandeliers obtained during the Museum’s expeditions to Latvian churches and chandeliers of different periods and styles bought from private collectors, antique stores and auction houses, as well as copies of French-type chandeliers from Kuskovo Palace (Moscow, Russia).
Please contact biblioteka[at]rundale.net or pr[at]rundale.net to buy the Rundāle Palace Museum’s Desk Calendar 2021.
The price of the calendar is 4.50 euros. The customer must cover postage.
