In Western sculpture: Central Europe …the Reiche Zimmer of the Residenz in Munich, were built by the Frenchman François de Cuvilliés in 1730–37, but in painting and sculpture the situation is more complicated. Ignaz Günther, the greatest south German sculptor of the 18th century, was trained under Johann Baptist Straub; the elongated forms of Egell’s… Read More
feature of Munich
In Munich: The contemporary city The present Residence dates from the 16th century, but the style of every period up to the 19th century was tried out on it with superb effect; the building was destroyed in World War II but has been reconstructed. Another survival from this early period is Michaelskirche… Read More
