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Castle Belvedere

Lower castle
Inside the castle, Painted anteroom

Artwork by Martino Altomonte (1659-1745) and Johann Michael Rottmayr (1654-1730). In the room there are sculptures by F.X.Messerschmidt (1736-1783). This artist is wellknown for his heads and faces expressing various moods. He pulled faces and studied these epressions, he worked out 69 sculptures of which 54 are available today.