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Article: Balthasar Neumann
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Balthasar Neumann
The German architect Balthasar Neumann (1687-1753) created some of the finest baroque buildings of the 18th century for the Sch
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nborn family in central Germany, notably the Residenz in W
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rzburg and the church of Vierzehnheiligen.
In the great flowering of the arts which took place in central Europe during the early decades of the 18th century, it was largely in the field of architecture that the most famous achievements were made. The greatest architect of the time, it is acknowledged, was Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach of Vienna. His spiritual heir was Balthasar Neumann, who, working for the powerful Sch
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nborn family, key figures at the imperial ...