23 septembre 2019
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BCPCE, « Call for papers: The heaven of the well-to-do citizen. Baroque ceiling painting in townhouses », BCPCE, ID : 10.58079/lw6a
Peace and Prosperity – both conditions for political stability and economic prosperity always determined the lifestyle of the upper middle classes and are reflected visually in the ceilingfrescoes of the 18 th. century. A speedily executed and therefore affordable medium, ceiling painting was apt for representations of complex subject matters supported by its vast surfaces. The free imperial city of Augsburg provided ideal conditions. The trade in textiles or silver products flourished as we...