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Also Known As Franz Ignaz Günther
Born November 22, 1725 • Germany • (Birthday tomorrow)
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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