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Zwinger Palace, Dresden

Returning to Dresden he joined forces with the architect Matthaus Daniel Poppelmann to decorate the Zwinger Palace, built for Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony.

Along with teams of artisans, Permoser and Poppelmann produced a spectacular profusion of rococo style architectural sculpture, including polychrome stuccoes, ornamented facades, atlantes and other decorative flourishes. He also carved the sculptural figures for the Nymphenbad fountain.

Works

Permoser's most famous statue is the large-scale Apotheosis of Prince Eugene (1718–21; Osterreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna), a marble group whose principal figure is portrayed with the attributes of Hercules, while secondary figures of Fame and a fallen Turk occupy the surrounding space in a dynamic Bernini-esque composition.

Commissioned by Prince Eugene of Savoy, the work failed, alas, to accord with the Prince's classical preferences. Oth