10018960 Igor Chapurin Michael Tummings

Michael Tummings

Transforming the original image into three dimensions without sacrificing the precision of Knight’s photographic language presented a particular challenge for Nymphenburg’s experts

The result is an almost photorealistic effect

Der Brand entscheidet

the lion also a symbol of the Wittelsbach house and its rule

10018960 Igor Chapurin Michael TummingsThe employment of Franz Anton Bustelli in November 1754 turned out to be a tremendous stroke of luck for the manufactory. The artistic highlight of his body of work are, without a doubt, his sixteen characters from the Commedia dell'Arte. With these creations he depicts tense and humorous relationships. Each of these figures not only shows the role they play through their posture, but also make corresponding statements with their gestures.