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1,000-Year-Old Bavarian Frescoes Depict Life and Beheading of John the Baptist The paintings, which adorn the Augsburg Cathedral in southern Germany, are among the oldest of their kind in northern ...
New examinations of John the Baptist wall paintings in Augsburg cathedral date them to more than 1,000 years ago. Search. Digital Editions. Newsletters. Subscribe. Digital Editions. Newsletters.
Two murals in the Augsburg cathedral are being hailed as "art history treasures." Although the paintings of John the Baptist were first found in the 1930s, their age remained a mystery — until now.
More than 80 years ago, workers in a cathedral in the Bavarian city of Augsburg uncovered a previously unknown pair of murals depicting the life and death of St. John the Baptist.
Augsburg might not be the most familiar Bavarian city to Americans, but it packs a wallop in terms of visitor attractions. About an hour's drive north of Munich, the city was founded by Romans in ...
The Bishop of Augsburg has announced plans to build a €300,000 altar in the city cathedral, just days after complaining that the city was underfunding refugees.
The Augsburg Cathedral Boys Choir sounded like angels when they performed at Green Music Center. But their impromptu appearance at St. Rose Church left parishoners star-struck.
The Augsburg Cathedral is their musical homeImage: Ben Wolf/DG. Maybe that's why the soloists were signed to Deutsche Grammophon by the label's new British head, Marc Wilkinson.