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Notes on German Culture

Johann Sebastian Bach personally designed his Monogram

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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) portrait at age 61 by Elias Gottlob Haussmann....Bach's portrait from 1746 is flanked by his Monogram.... Bach personally designed his Monogram which cleverly consists of the intertwined letters JSB, superimposed over their mirror image. He then topped the design with a crown. Bach took the liberty of adding a crown due… Continue reading Johann Sebastian Bach personally designed his Monogram

Notes on German Culture, Prussia...Northern Germany

Johann Sebastian Bach took the liberty of adding a crown to his Monogram

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Bach at age 61, by Elias Hausmann Johann Sebastian Bach personally designed this Monogram, which cleverly consists of his initials JSB, superimposed over their mirror image. He then topped the design with a crown. Bach took the liberty of adding a crown due to his assignments as royal court musician in Leipzig to the Elector… Continue reading Johann Sebastian Bach took the liberty of adding a crown to his Monogram