The Residence Photograph - Limited Edition of 1

"The former residence of the Würzburg prince-bishops is one of the most important baroque palaces in Europe. It was begun for Prince-Bishop Johann Philipp Franz von Schönborn by the then young and unknown architect Balthasar Neumann (1687-1753); the shell of the palace was built from 1720 to 1744 and the interior completed in 1780. By the time the massive building was finished, the gifted architect had also served the brother and second successor of Johann Philipp, Friedrich Carl von Schönborn, and the two following Würzburg prince-bishops. The building costs amounted to a total of around 1.5 million florins – at a time when one florin represented a week's wages for a day labourer this was a massive sum. The building masterfully combines not only the various German baroque styles but also French château architecture and the imperial baroque style of Vienna. The result is a highly individual and distinctive synthesis of the arts. This was primarily the achievement of Balthasar Neumann, who not only had to find a way of meeting the often diverging wishes of the Schönborn family with their artistic tastes. He also had to evaluate and include in the planning the designs of leading contemporary architects such as Maximilian von Welsch, Lucas von Hildebrandt, Germain Boffrand and Robert de Cotte, which were commissioned for the purpose of introducing new ideas and competition and making corrections. The interior of the Würzburg Residenz was the finest of its age. At the Würzburg court three generations of artists and artisans from all over Europe produced an independent variation of the rococo style. The highlights – and almost the final part – of the interior decoration were created by the Venetian Giovanni Battista Tiepolo with his ceiling frescos in the Imperial Hall and above the staircase, completed from 1751 to 1753". (The source of the text is from Bavarian Palace Department - http://www.residenz-wuerzburg.de/englisch/residenz/history.htm)

Photography:Black & White on Canvas

Artist Produced Limited Edition of:1

Size:51.2 W x 34.6 H x 0.4 D in

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