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Park of Schwetzingen palace, built by elector          
Carl Theodor of the Palatinate and Bavaria             
(1742-1799). Stag-fountain.
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Park of Schwetzingen palace, built by elector Carl Theodor of the Pala...

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...

Oval mansard window, framed by a golden shell and      
garlands, Eremitage Bayreuth (1749-1753), the Rococo   
small palace of the Margravine Wilhelmine, sister of   
Prussian King Friedrich II.
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Oval mansard window, framed by a golden shell and garlands, Eremitage Bayr...

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).