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Johann Baptist Zimmermann

German architect

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collaboration with Dominikus Zimmermann

In Dominikus Zimmermann
…was aided by his brother Johann Baptist Zimmermann (1680–1758), a notable Bavarian court stuccoist and a fresco painter.
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development of Rococo art

In Western painting: Central Europe
…Cosmas Damian Asam in 1739, Johann Baptist Zimmermann became the most important fresco painter in the Munich area; his lyrical handling of pale colours is typical of the Rococo period. Christian Wink continued to paint in the same style until the close of the century. In Georg Desmarées the court…
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