Castello del Buonconsiglio monumenti e collezioni provinciali

The Thun Castle Collection

Thun Castle is a rare example of a furnished residence where an exceptional artistic collection acquired throughout the many centuries of its history is still conserved.

The fascinating series of rooms are furnished with couches, chests of drawers, cabinets, sideboards and lounge day beds. The walls are hung with family portraits, landscapes, still lifes, and paintings with religious and mythological themes. Among the artists are Jacopo Bassano, Camillo Procaccini, Giuseppe Maria Crespi, Giovanni Battista Lampi, Joseph Bergler along with the 19th century Mitteleuropea painters such as Kohl, Vollmer, Achenbach, and Heinlein.

Precious glass tableware, goblets, glasses, pitchers and pedestal trays, mostly of Bohemian make, are displayed alongside Majolica ware, porcelain, alabaster sculptures, vases, candlestick holders, and objects made of pewter, bronze and copper.

The collection of mêlée weapons and firearms and the rare collection of sleighs and carriages are eloquent testimony to the family’s glorious past.