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Coat of arms of Nicolas Fouquet and his wife Madeleine. The tower is Madeleine Fouquet's escutcheon, the squirrel belongs to the Fouquet arms, a symbol of rapid ascension, with the motto "Quo non ascendet" ("Is there a position to which he will not rise?")
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Coat of arms of Nicolas Fouquet and his wife Madeleine. The tower is Madeleine F...

Africa, detail of the ceiling fresco, staircase, Wuerzburg Episcopal Residence. Left:Arab merchants with bales of goods, right a black princess on a dromedary. 1753 For Wuerzburg see 14-02-0246-58, 14-01-04/21-43
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Africa, detail of the ceiling fresco, staircase, Wuerzburg Episcopal Resi...

Asia, detail from the ceiling fresco, staircase, Wuerzburg Episcopal Residence. Asia, enthroned on an elephant, men capturing a tigress, Mount Calvary with crosses and pilgrims, a pyramid and the queen of Egypt. 1753.For Wuerzburg see 14-02-02/46-58, 14-01-04/21-43
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Asia, detail from the ceiling fresco, staircase, Wuerzburg Episcopal Resi...

America, detail of the ceiling fresco, staircase, Wuerzburg Episcopal Palace. Red-Indians with torches, a parrot, "America" with feather-crown rides an alligator. 1753 For Wuerzburg see 14-02-02/46-58, 14-01-04/21-43
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America, detail of the ceiling fresco, staircase, Wuerzburg Episcopal Pala...

Amalienburg, a small hunting lodge inside the Nymphenburg grounds, was built for Maria Amalia, wife of Bavarian elector Carl Albrecht. The balcony- like structure on the roof was used for pheasant- shooting. 1734-1739
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Amalienburg, a small hunting lodge inside the Nymphenburg grounds, was...

The Court of Honor of Charlottenburg Palace, in the centre the equestrian statue of Friedrich Wilhelm, "der Grosse Kurfuerst" by Andreas Schlueter around 1700.
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The Court of Honor of Charlottenburg Palace, in the centre the equest...

The Chapel in Charlottenburg Palace. On the canopy above the king's stall, the Prussian crown is carried by two putti and a Prussian eagle (18th).
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The Chapel in Charlottenburg Palace. On the canopy above the...

Lions' fountain in Court of Honour. Ludwigsburg Palace, Baden-Wuerttemberg, 1704-1711.
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Lions' fountain in Court of Honour. Ludwigsburg Palace, Bade...

Supraporte. Various animals, birds, and food. Augustusburg Palace, Bruehl (ca. 1750).
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Supraporte. Various animals, birds, and food. Augustusburg Palace, Bru...

Emblems of glory on the palace facade. Horizontal clock (1773).
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Emblems of glory on the palace facade. Horizontal clock (1773).

Garden scene with peacock and tent in the Garden Room of Schoenbrunn Palace (around 1770). Empress Maria Theresia used these rooms when the weather didnot permit walks in Schoenbrunn gardens.
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Garden scene with peacock and tent in the Garden Room of Schoenbrunn Pala...

Sanssouci Palace, country seat of King Frederic II of Prussia. "Voltaire's room", the fourth guestroom in the palace, where the French philosopher lived during his stay with the King, his admirer. Birds, monkeys, and squirrels in bright colours before a yellow background.
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Sanssouci Palace, country seat of King Frederic II of Prussia. "Voltaire's room"...