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Statue of Wilhelmine of Bayreuth

Statue of Wilhelmine of Bayreuth





Original artist : Antoine Pesne

Material : Marble
UNESCO World Heritage Site (Définitif) : 1990, 1999

Item 3 on 1
Outdoor Architecture
Sculpture

Area related
Postam (Germany)

Description   

The life-sized statue of a seated Wilhelmine of Bayreuth in a shallow alcove on the temple wall, comes from the workshop of the sculptor brothers Johann David and Johann Lorenz Whilhem Räntz. For a model for the marble figure, they used a painting by the court painter Antoine Pesne.
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Statue of Wilhelmine of Bayreuth
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