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06-Apr-2023

Regensburg. Das Goliathhaus

Hardly any Regensburg visitor misses the monumental painting on the facade of the Goliath House.The mighty patrician castle with its fortified battlements is only a stone's throw away from the Stone Bridge. Since the 13th century it has been the residential and commercial building of powerful patrician families. Around 1573, the then owners had Melchior Bocksberger add a huge exterior fresco of the fight between David and Goliath to the building.On closer inspection of the Bible scene, the attentive visitor will notice a frog on the lower right edge of the picture. This frog is a graffiti by Hans Kranzberg who restored the painting around 1845. The humorous restorer caricatured the retired civil servant Anton von Quentel, who rode past every day on horseback in a green tailcoat and inspired the artist to make this addition.

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Anna & Christian RECK01-Sep-2023 10:48
I really like the proud and arrogant look of Goliath who feels invincible but little David is much more skillful and determined to put an end to it.... He will be the king of Israel... BV. Anna
Julie Oldfield19-Aug-2023 00:29
Excellent capture of that mural! V
victorswan18-Aug-2023 16:21
Fantastic theze mural so big BV
janescottcumming18-Aug-2023 13:24
Love the placement of these murals on this building. V
Glenn D.18-Aug-2023 01:38
Love how home and buildings are so artfully decorated - even with a back story. Nice PoV impressing Goliath's size. V
laine17-Aug-2023 23:45
He could break that glass leaning on it that way :)) V
francoisconstantin17-Aug-2023 20:19
Lovely art work.
Carl Carbone17-Aug-2023 20:01
Neat find and capture.
Tom Munson17-Aug-2023 19:10
Beautiful mural and capture, Jose.
bill friedlander17-Aug-2023 18:52
Great mural, like the pose. V
Walter Otto Koenig17-Aug-2023 16:43
Nice view of this huge painting. I like how Goliath is leaning on the window. "V"
Helen Betts17-Aug-2023 16:36
What an impressive mural, and a great shot of it. V.
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