Hortus Palatinus and Heidelberg Castle
by FOUQUIER, Jacques, Oil on canvas
The Hortus Palatinus next to Heidelberg set the tone for the development of the Baroque garden in Germany. The Prince Elector Frederick V of the Palatinate hired the fFrench architect Salomon de Caus for this project. hardly anything now remains of the garden itself, but engravings by the architect and the painting by Fouquier give some impression of the size and the layout of the beds.