Manor
Piira Manor
German: Piera
Piira's most famous owner was the Baltic German painter Carl Timoleon von Neff, portraitist at the Russian imperial court. In 1849 he bought this economically unprofitable little manor near Rakvere from his brother-in-law Karl Kaulbars, not for its income but as a place to spend his summers, and for the next quarter of a century he used it as a summer home and studio. Many of the artist's works were painted here. The estate was later inherited by the Neffs' daughter, Mary von Grünewaldt, and before 1919 belonged to the Rosen family.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Piira kuulsaim omanik oli baltisaksa kunstnik Carl Timoleon von Neff, Vene keisrikoja portreemaalija. 1849. aastal ostis ta selle majanduslikult mittetasuva väikese mõisa Rakvere lähedal oma naisevennalt Karl Kaulbarsilt – mitte tulu pärast, vaid suvituskohaks – ning kasutas seda järgmise veerandsajandi jooksul suvekodu ja ateljeena. Siin valmisid paljud kunstniku teosed. Hiljem päris mõisa Neffide tütar Mary von Grünewaldt ning enne 1919. aastat kuulus see Rosenitele.