ARTH 1201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Balthasar Neumann, Ochre, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
23 Feb 2018
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Holy roman empire: combination of many small countries/states. Vierzehnheiligen, near bamburg, bavaria (gemany), balthasar neumann begun 1744. Pilgrimage church built when things settled down in hre. Rustication in the bottom, ashlar on the top. Plan: like a basilica, but with curved lines, shaped like a human body. Covered with ornaments, as if everything is moving. Some historians classify this church as rococo. Light on the inside, bright white stucco, pastel coloured paintings. Wurzburg residenz, wurzburg, germany, balthasar neumann, begun 1720. Statement of political power, built for the prince bishop, and a palce to stay for the. Inspired by the french: pavilion in both ends, oval projection in the middle (bombay projections) Originally painted in yellow ochre with grey details. Plan: u form, open courts for air circulation and light, chapel within the building. Stair hall 1737-1743, fresco painted by giovanni battista tiepolo 1752-1753. Low grade, takes time to walk up the stairs.
