Art Gallery

Japanese: Kunstkammer
Art Gallery

…Others, such as King Philip II of Spain and Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II, whose court was in Prague, built notable collections with their enormous wealth and power, and many of these works are now in the Prado Museum and the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, respectively. The so-called Kunstkammer and Wunderkammer, which were built by German princes during the Baroque period in the 17th century, can also be translated as "treasure houses" or "rooms of curiosities." They collected not only art objects in the narrow sense, but also rare shells, corals, gems, and scientific instruments, and can also be seen as one of the prototypes of today's art museums and museums. In contrast to these hobby-based collections, Louis XIII and Louis XIV of France, Charles I of England, and Pope Urban VIII, among others, collected art objects and commissioned contemporary artists to enhance the prestige of their nation (or Roman Catholicism). …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Kunstkammer" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…その他,スペイン王フェリペ2世,プラハに宮廷をおいた神聖ローマ皇帝ルドルフ2世なども巨大な富と権力を背景に注目すべきコレクションを築き,その中からそれぞれ今日のプラド美術館,ウィーン美術史美術館に入った作品も少なくない。 17世紀バロック時代にとくにドイツの諸侯がつくったいわゆる〈クンストカンマーKunstkammer〉や〈ブンダーカンマーWunderkammer〉は,〈宝物殿〉あるいは〈珍品室〉とも訳すべきもので,狭義の美術品だけでなく,珍しい貝殻,サンゴ,宝石,科学器械などを集めたものであったが,これもまた今日の美術館,博物館の原型の一つと見ることができる。これらいわば趣味的なコレクションに対し,フランスのルイ13世および14世,イギリスのチャールズ1世,教皇ウルバヌス8世などは,国家(またはローマ・カトリック)の威光を高めるために美術品を集め,また同時代の芸術家に制作を依頼している。…

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