Balthasar Permoser

German sculptor

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Balthasar Permoser was a German sculptor trained in Florence, Italy, under Foggini. He was summoned to Dresden in 1689 and became known for his painterly conception of sculpture, influenced by Gian Lorenzo Bernini.1

Permoser's work is evident in the sculptural decoration of the Zwinger in Dresden, which he began in the second decade of the 18th century. He also created the complex sculpture Apotheosis of Prince Eugene in 1721. Paul Egell was a pupil of Permoser in Dresden during the Zwinger decorations.1

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Western sculpture
Central Europe
…tradition before the arrival of Balthasar Permoser, represented by the heavy figures of Georg Heermann and Konrad Max Süssner, both of whom had been active in Prague in the 1680s. Permoser was trained in Florence under Foggini, whence he was summoned to Dresden in 1689. His painterly conception of sculpture,…
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…tradition before the arrival of Balthasar Permoser, represented by the heavy figures of Georg Heermann and Konrad Max Süssner, both of whom had been active in Prague in the 1680s. Permoser was trained in Florence under Foggini, whence he was summoned to Dresden in 1689. His painterly conception of sculpture,…
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Zwinger
…structure, working with the sculptor Balthasar Permoser. The Zwinger—whose name refers to the space between concentric rings of city fortifications—continued to be a work in progress through the 19th century, when the Zwinger Pond was installed in the interior garden.
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…structure, working with the sculptor Balthasar Permoser. The Zwinger—whose name refers to the space between concentric rings of city fortifications—continued to be a work in progress through the 19th century, when the Zwinger Pond was installed in the interior garden.
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