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Ehrenburg Palace was originally built in 1543-1547 as the town residence of the Dukes of Coburg. The imposing Hall of Giants (Riesensaal), the palace chapel, and the magnificent stucco work in several rooms date from the Baroque period. In the beginning of the nineteenth century, the palace was given its characteristic Neo-Gothic façades, based on designs by Karl Friedrich Schinkel. The apartments, furnished in the Empire style, are unique works of interior design from their era.

The palace houses an extensive collection of paintings, the core of which was acquired by the art lover Duke Franz Friedrich Anton (r. 1800–1806). A representative selection is displayed in two galleries, through which visitors pass on their tour of the palace. Seventeenth-century Dutch and Flemish paintings make up a significant proportion of the collection, with artists such as Bartholomeus Breenbergh, Aert van der Neer, Christoffel Jacobsz. van der Lamen, Isaac van Ostade, Jacques de Claeuw, Gillis van Tilborgh, Gabriel Metsu, Cornelis Bega, and the circle of Jacob Jordaens.

Dr. Matthias Memmel, Curator, Bavarian Administration of Palaces, Gardens and Lakes (April 2026)  

Collection catalogues

Die flämischen und holländischen Bilder im Schloss Ehrenburg zu Coburg
Hans Werner Grohn
Coburg 1961