Old grandeur in the New Palace
When the reign of the prince-bishops of Constance ended in 1802, the royal residence in Meersburg was cleared out and its valuable artworks were scattered. Labels and notes on the picture frames indicate that the overdoors were temporarily located in Karlsruhe and on Mainau Island. After an endowment to the state, they again grace the royal rooms on the third floor. Interesting note: The paintings were called “overdoors” because they were predominantly hung on the wall space “over the doors.”