Renaissance Sandstone Portals

The sandstone portals are carved door surrounds that formed part of the von Logau family's Renaissance interiors. The decorative stonework was made in the second half of the 16th century, as the castle and its residential rooms were remodelled. Motifs include vessels with plants, masks and rosettes; historical fragments retain traces of painted decoration.

The surrounds do not always stand where their 16th-century makers installed them. Later repairs involved moving fragments, reassembling them and replacing missing parts. Original blocks sit alongside reconstructions, and some arrangements combine stones from different surrounds. A portal that initially looks uniform may therefore have undergone several stages of assembly. Repairs included fillers and stucco work, while entire stone elements were replaced in some surrounds.

The sandstone surfaces preserve mechanical damage, marks left by old fittings and the effects of fire. The stones also vary in colour: cream, yellowish and red varieties occur in the castle's architectural decoration. Look at the joints between blocks and the surviving colour, as well as the outline of each doorway.