Titian Tapestries for Brtnice Castle

This global campaign seeks your collaboration to present at Brtnice Castle copies of seven tapestries depicting the story of Tristan and Isolde, designed by the Italian painter Titian.

These tapestries were displayed in Brtnice Castle from 1723 to 1930. Since then, they have been kept in Brussels.

Video in Different Languages

We have created 20 videos in 20 different languages so that people from all around the world can support the cultural heritage of this castle in the geographical center of Europe.

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Who Am I??

I am Eduardo García Salas, a violinist from Lleida who has lived in the Czech Republic for many years.

Since November 2020, I have served as the President of the Brtnice Castle Association in the Czech Republic.

Until 1623, the owners of the castle were the Valdštejn family, and from 1623 to 1947, it belonged to the Italian Collalto family.

Through the Brtnice Castle Association, we aim to restore copies of Titian's tapestries that were housed in the castle from 1723 to 1930. Today, the original tapestries are located in Brussels.

What Will the Money Be Used For?

• Printing the seven tapestries

• Crafting the seven wooden frames

• Lighting

Estimated Dates

The public presentation of the copies of Titian's seven tapestries is scheduled for November 15, 2024, on the feast of Saint Leopold.

A procession will take place from the statue of Saint Leopold in Brtnice to the castle. The statue was commissioned by Antonio Rambaldo Collalto (who brought the tapestries to Brtnice) so that on November 15, 1723, Emperor Charles VI could pray to Saint Leopold.

Rewards

You can make a solidarity contribution in any amount you wish, without receiving anything in return.

Or, depending on the amount of your contribution, you can get:

● Download tracks from the double CD "Vivaldi and the Bohemian Treasure," recorded at Brtnice Castle on June 26, 2021.

● Your name on a commemorative plaque in the room where the tapestries will be displayed (if the patron gives consent).

● A dinner meeting, for two people, with the owner of Brtnice Castle in the Emperor's Room at Brtnice Castle, Czech Republic.

● 20 tickets for the next IV. ART BRT NICE at Brtnice Castle.

More Information

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Fun fact

In the music hall of Brtnice Castle are the coats of arms of Vinciguerra Thomas Collalto and his wife Maria Antonia de Silva, daughter of José de Silva, a native of Vélez (Málaga) and Manuela de Alagón, a native of Chinchón. This couple of counts not only bought the last violin concerts of Antonio Vivaldi in 1741, but also in October 1762 in their Collalto palace in Vienna, they organized the first concert of a young Mozart in the Austrian capital.