Originally

Ein dekoratives Lieblingsstück

which was modelled by Peter Anton von Verschaffelt in 1770 based on the first specimen of an Indian rhinoceros from Bengal to live in Europe

No land animal in the world is faster and the regal grace of his movements freezes any opponent

His project “24 Stops” has been connecting two neuralgic points of aesthetics since 2016: the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein and the Fondation Beyeler in the Swiss town of Riehen

Schwan Franz Xaver Lorch OriginallyLuise Terletzki Scherf experimented with bronze, majolica and stone. However, only the fineness of handmade Nymphenburg porcelain provide the highest sculptural quality for the works that she designed. In creation of her animal figures, the Aschaffenburg artist carried out countless nature studies to portray her circus performers. The colourful combo, which to this day enchants with its playful, almost childishly naive charm, is full of emotion.