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franz ignaz günther
Early Modern
Early Modern

franz ignaz günther

Born 1725 Died 1775

ignaz günther was a german sculptor and woodcarver working in the bavarian rococo tradition. he was born in altmannstein, germany, where he received his earliest training from his father, then studied in munich under the court sculptor johann baptist straub from 1743 to 1750. his wanderjahre took him to salzburg, olmütz, vienna, and mannheim, where he studied with paul egell from 1751 to 1752. between may and october 1753, he was enrolled in the vienna academy of fine arts and won the annual students' competition. in 1754, he started his own workshop in munich, where he remained until his dea…

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A chart of franz ignaz günther's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.

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Rings — Career Period

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