»What Colorful Coats tell us. A new Look at the Wealth of Images in Schloss Königs Wusterhausen« Of all the stories that Schloss Königs Wusterhausen tells of Prussia and Friedrich Wilhelm I. (1688 - 1740), the picture stories are the best to understand. The paintings shown in the castle - many by the king's own hand - show people and scenes that are brought back to life through contemporary observations. Costume lore and military history glimpses of the »colorful coats« reveal aspects that enrich their purely material perception. A detailed analysis of the painted surfaces traces messages encrypted picture messages that can help to increase our understanding of the intentions that were once painted.weiterlesen