Frescoes in the Würzburg Residence

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The Frescoes in the Würzburg Residence are a celebrated series of grand Baroque ceiling and wall paintings by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, renowned for their dramatic scale, vivid color, and allegorical scenes that crown one of Germany’s most important palatial complexes.

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Frescoes in the Würzburg Residence canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque frescoes ⓘ
ceiling fresco cycle ⓘ
architecturalStyle Baroque ⓘ
artHistoricalPeriod High Baroque ⓘ
linked to: Late Baroque

Rococo ⓘ
commissionedBy Prince-Bishop Karl Philipp von Greiffenklau ⓘ
conservationStatus restored ⓘ
contributedTo reputation of Würzburg Residence as a major Baroque palace ⓘ
country Germany ⓘ
creator Giovanni Battista Tiepolo ⓘ
depicts Africa ⓘ
America ⓘ
Asia ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
Habsburg imperial imagery ⓘ
Prince-Bishop Karl Philipp von Greiffenklau ⓘ
allegories of the arts and sciences ⓘ
allegories of the four continents ⓘ
mythological figures ⓘ
personifications of the seasons ⓘ
endTime 1753 ⓘ
genre allegorical painting ⓘ
hasPart ceiling fresco in the Imperial Hall ⓘ
ceiling fresco in the White Hall ⓘ
fresco of the Four Continents in the staircase ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
inception mid-18th century ⓘ
influenced later German Rococo decorative painting ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Bavaria ⓘ
Würzburg ⓘ
location Würzburg Residence ⓘ
materialUsed fresco technique ⓘ
movement Rococo ⓘ
notableFor complex allegory ⓘ
dramatic scale ⓘ
illusionistic perspective ⓘ
vivid color ⓘ
notableWorkOf Giovanni Battista Tiepolo ⓘ
partOf Würzburg Residence ⓘ
Würzburg Residence UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
linked to: Würzburg Residence
significantBuilding Würzburg Residence Imperial Hall ⓘ
linked to: Würzburg Residence

Würzburg Residence White Hall ⓘ
linked to: Würzburg Residence

Würzburg Residence grand staircase ⓘ
linked to: Würzburg Residence
significantEvent restoration after World War II damage to Würzburg ⓘ
startTime 1750 ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
use ceiling decoration ⓘ
wall decoration ⓘ

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Giovanni Battista Tiepolo → notableWork → Frescoes in the Würzburg Residence ⓘ
Frescoes in the Palazzo Clerici, Milan → relatedWorkByArtist → Frescoes in the Würzburg Residence ⓘ
Frescoes in the Villa Pisani at Stra → relatedWorkByArtist → Frescoes in the Würzburg Residence ⓘ