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Also Known As Franz Ignaz Günther
Born November 22, 1725 • Germany
Died June 26, 1775 (aged 49) • Munich • Germany
Movement / Style Rococo

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Guardian Angel, painted wood sculpture by Ignaz Günther, 1763; in the Bürgersaal, Munich.
The Annunciation, painted wood sculpture by Ignaz Günther, 1764; in the abbey church at Weyarn, Bavaria, Germany.
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Etching of a design for a counterpane by Pineau, c. 1740
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Barlach, Ernst: Self-Portrait III
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The Archangel Raphael
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Notke, Bernt: St. George and the Dragon
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Donatello: David
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Marisol
Marisol
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Ossip Zadkine, photograph by Yousuf Karsh, 1965.
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William Zorach, photograph by Arnold Newman, 1943.
William Zorach
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