Jon Perry Ascending Swan Acrylic 40 1/2 x 27 1/2 $850
In 1868 King Ludwig II of Bavaria began to build Schloss Neuschwanstein. He named it after the Knight Swan in the opera by Richard Wagner. He drowned in 1886; some think he was drowned because his extravagance was bankrupting the country. King Ludwig II built the castle as his personal retreat but, ironically, days after his death it was opened to the public. I exaggerated the vertical dimension in this painting but, even so, the first glimpse of the castle leaves tourists breathless.
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