Zwiefalten Abbey
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The Abbey of Our Lady of Zwiefalten, more commonly known as Zwiefalten Abbey is a former Benedictine monastery situated at Zwiefalten, near Reutlingen, in the German State of Baden-Württemberg. Zwiefa
Interior of the abbey church
Minster of Our Lady, Zwiefalten
Zwiefalten, 1826
The Abbey in 1890
Franz Joseph Spiegler
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Franz Joseph Spiegler was a German Baroque painter. He is best known for his frescoes, which decorate many of the churches and monasteries along the Upper Swabian Baroque Route. The frescoes in the Zw
Zwiefalten Abbey
…on the abbey, which continued by Johann Michael Fischer until 1765 . It is considered a model of integrated Baroque design. Frescoes in the church by Franz Joseph Spiegler are considered his best work. In 1750 the abbey was granted the status of Reichsabtei, which meant that it had the status of an independent power subject…
Ceiling frescoes in Zwiefalten Münster
Ceiling fresco depicting St. Augustine's reception into heaven from the Augustinian Church of the Holy Trinity in Konstanz
Interior of St. Peter's Abbey in the Black Forest