Imperial Hall, Würzburg Residence (1753)*

Artist/Designer: Gianbattista Tiepolo

Project Location: Germany

Figure 1: Imperial Hall. Source: Bavarian Palace Department, Kaisersaal (Imperial Hall). Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : February 14, 2014 )

Figure 2: Imperial Hall. Source: Staatliches Baaumt Wurzburg, Feierliche Wiederoffnung des Kaisersaales de Wurzburger Residenz. Digital Images. ( Source | Accessed : February 14, 2014 )

Figure 3: Imperial Hall. Source: Staatliches Baaumt Wurzburg, Feierliche Wiederoffnung des Kaisersaales de Wurzburger Residenz. Digital Images. ( Source | Accessed : February 14, 2014 )

Figure 4: Imperial Hall. Source: Tourismus-Ranking- Die Lieblinge der Deutschen. 2011, Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : February 14, 2014 )

Figure 5: Imperial Hall. Source: Ud' Anet for Associazione Aliumodi Roma, Venetian Painting from its Origins to the 18th Century. Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : February 14, 2014 )

Figure 6: Imperial Hall. Source: Frescoes in the Würzburg Residenz (1751-53), The Investiture of Herold as Duke of Franconia. Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : February 14, 2014 )

Style/Period(s):
Rococo, Baroque

Primary Material(s):
Plaster, Paint

Function(s):
Residential Structure

Related Website(s):

http://www.residenz-wuerzburg-vr.com/

Significant Date(s):
18th Century

Additional Information:
Publications/Texts in Print-

Bachmann, Erich. The Wurzburg Residence and Court Gardens. Munich: Bayerische Verwaltung der staatlichen Schlösser, 1976.
Bussagli, Marco and Mattia Reiche. Baroque & Rococo. New York: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc., 2009.
Stinson, Robert. Seventeenth-Century and Eighteenth-Century Art. Dubuque, Iowa: WM. C. Brown Company Publishers, 1969.

Additional Information

Building Address

Residenzplatz 2, 97070 Würzburg, Germany

Supporting Designers/Staff

Antonio Bossi (1699-1764) created stucco figures
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (1727-1804) created sopraportas (paintings above doors)

Significant Dates

Shell completed in 1741
Decorated and furnished by Prince -Bishop Carl Philipp von Greiffenclau in 1749-1753
Frescoes created by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo in 1751-1752

Tags
Baroque, Germany, Frescoes, Marble,

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