Kanz, Roland: Skulptur des 18. Jahrhunderts in Deutschland. 2025. 632 pages, 59 black & white and 607 colour illustrations. Hardback. 30 x 24cms. An examination of sculpture in 18th century Germany. 78 essays divided into 8 chapters look at: equestrian sculpture (the work of Andreas Schluter with the trophy heads in the Berlin Armory and his statue of Elector Frederick III of Brandenburg, and Gabriel Grupello); sepulchral design for victors over the Turks, ecclesiastical electors and church princes; sculpture in the Berlin Palace, the Dresden Zwinger, the Potsdam Palace, and those relating to triumphal gates; bridges and private houses; religious sculpture in terms of its naturalism and polychromy; the story rooms of the Asam brothers; bust portraits in libraries; garden sculpture (for the castles in Erlangen, Dresden, Weikersheim, Seehof and Veitschochheim); and aesthetic perception in sculptures of the period. Text in German.
An examination of sculpture in 18th century Germany. 78 essays divided into 8 chapters look at: equestrian sculpture (the work of Andreas Schluter with the trophy heads in the Berlin Armory and his statue of Elector Frederick III of Brandenburg, and Gabriel Grupello); sepulchral design for victors over the Turks, ecclesiastical electors and church princes; sculpture in the Berlin Palace, the Dresden Zwinger, the Potsdam Palace, and those relating to triumphal gates; bridges and private houses; religious sculpture in terms of its naturalism and polychromy; the story rooms of the Asam brothers; bust portraits in libraries; garden sculpture (for the castles in Erlangen, Dresden, Weikersheim, Seehof and Veitschochheim); and aesthetic perception in sculptures of the period. Text in German