Frederick and Potsdam

A City is Born. Commissioned by the State Capital of Potsdam. Potsdam Museum - Forum für Kunst und Geschichte. Edited by Jutta Götzmann. Translation by Josephine Cordero Sapien. Anlässlich der Ausstellung "Friedrich und Potsdam - die Erfindung (s)einer Stadt" im Potsdam Museum - Forum für Kunst und Geschichte, 20. August - 2. Dezember 2012.

In der Regierungszeit Friedrichs des Großen entwickelte sich Potsdam von einer kleinen Provinzstadt zu einer der bedeutendsten Residenzen. Der englischsprachige Katalogband widmet sich diesem rasanten Aufstieg und der besonderen Beziehung des Königs zu seiner Stadt. Dem Katalogteil vorangestellt sind drei Essays von Jutta Götzmann, Susanne Evers und Jörg Meiner, ebenfalls in englischer Sprache. - When Frederick the Great ascended to the Prussian throne, Potsdam was a small provincial town. But, by the end of his reign, it had risen both in population and prominence thanks to the construction of beautiful royal residences, foremost of which was the rococo Sanssouci Palace. Published on the occasion of the three-hundredth anniversary of Frederick the Great's birth, this book chronicles the city's rapid rise at the hands of the king. An ardent supporter of architecture and the arts, Frederick the Great dedicated himself to the beautification of Potsdam, commissioning artists and artisans from both home and abroad and seeking inspiration in the buildings he encountered in Italy, England, and France. This book brings together fifty full-color illustrations of the works he commissioned or purchased. Few European cities can be said to have been built so fundamentally to suit the ideas of a single ruler. 71 Seiten mit 44 Farb- und 6 s/w-Abb., broschiert (Potsdam Museum/Hirmer Verlag 2012)