European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 12, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Ceiling of main Chapel at Ettal monastery is covered with baroque View of heaven. Is a Delight to continued from Page 10 to the Rock gardens of there is a meaningful difference Between the baroque and the Rococo and the wealth of conflicting claims about just what is baroque and Rococo gives some reason for doubt it is in the Rococo s increased use of Gold Blu and Silver the asymmetrical design and the lighter approach to decoration and Structure. Typical of the confusion Over. Baroque and Rococo is the magnificent Benedictine Abbey and Church of Otto Teufen in upper Swabia. The German tourist office pamphlet Germany Ca \ thedral and churches Calls the Struc Ture the largest Rococo Church in Ger but the English guide to the senses Church sold there describes it As lat baroque with Rococo Interior Decord Tion it is Little Short of incredible to realize that the baroque in Germany was born lat the height of the terrible thirty years War an epoch unrivalled until recent times in terms of suffering for the Germany people. The onlooker it emulating the gilded Angels Beati saints and ornate stucco decoration1the Era gets Little hint of the devastate and decimation that was a contempfeature., a what stands out above All else in the baroque is the spirit of Joy if the i romanesque Structure was dignified the gothic inspiring then the bail Roque stands As a naked Delight to the senses. Dome facade of Etta monastery near Garmisch Are decorated with statues columns in typical style of the baroque epoch. J to a w � a tf1��&" ? t\., i it to % w4" a Sci of l a1 v a .awp-3 i11 Thi stars and stripes
