Castle of Glerolle Switzerland Vintage View is a piece of digital artwork by Antique Images which was uploaded on April 15th, 2018.
Castle of Glerolle Switzerland Vintage View
Reproduced from a beautiful original 18th Century copperplate engraving entitled “Vue du Chateau de Glerolle sur le Lac de Geneve” from Baron... more
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Castle of Glerolle Switzerland Vintage View
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Antique Images
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Digital Art
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Reproduced from a beautiful original 18th Century copperplate engraving entitled “Vue du Chateau de Glerolle sur le Lac de Geneve” from Baron Zurlauben’s Tableaux de la Suisse in he Antique Images collection.
The name of the site comes from an ancient Roman town Glerula which met a dramatic end when it was swept away by the Tauredunum event of 563, a mountain landslide which caused a tsunami style tidal to hit lake Geneva.
The scene from 1780 shows the Chateau in its original state, with its original tower. In the 19th Century, with construction of railway lines near by, the height of the tower had to be reduced because of the vibrations which threatened to topple the structure and damage the entire chateau. Today the Chateau in Rivaz can be visited for tastings of its wines which are produced under the appellation St. Saphorin.
With over 400 beautifully produced engravings, Baron de Zurlauben's "Tableaux de la Suisse" was one of the most complete and beautiful books on Switzerland ever produced. The project was supported by Jean Benjamin de Laborde (1734 - 1794), a lieutenant general in the French army, and a favorite of Louis XV, and the Swiss General and military historian Baron von Zurlauben. The principal author, Zurlauben (1720 - 1799), had studied history with Jean Rollin in Paris and was a general of the "Schweizergard" (Swiss Guards) who protected French Royalty.
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April 15th, 2018
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