Architects & Sculptors Work on Buildings Commissioned by Ludwig I.
19th c German Romantic Realist Painting
Wilhelm von KAULBACH
(Arolsen, Oct 15 1805 - April 7 1874, Munich)
1850
19th c
Oil on canvas
Romantic Realist
Preparatory study
Munich. Germany.
Munich. Neue Pinakothek.
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One of 19 designs for murals commissioned by Ludwig I to decorate the exterior of his Munich museum the Neue Pinakothek. The large-scale exterior frescoes glorified Ludwig for his patronage and artistic policy.
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KAULBACH Wilhelm von | Architects & Sculptors Work on Buildings Commissioned by Ludwig I. | 1850 | German | Romantic Realist | ©Kathleen Cohen