Andreas Thamasch

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Andreas Thamasch (also: Damasch, Tamasch ; * 4. November 1639 in Lake , Paznauntal , Tirol ; † 9. December 1697 in Stams in the Inn Valley ) was an Austrian sculptor of the Baroque .

Maria with the child Wood-carved by Andreas Thamasch in the Ferdinandeum Museum.
High altar of the monastery church of Kaisheim
Choir arch crucifix in the Kaisheim monastery church
Angel on the organ prospect in the monastery church Kaisheim

Life

Little is known about his childhood. His parents were Johannes Thamasch and Barbara, née Senn. So far it has been assumed that the Stams monastery sculptor Adam Payr (1631–1638) was his teacher. However, this is not the case. Rather, Thamasch completed his sculpture apprenticeship with Michael Lechleitner from Grins (Tyrol), with whom he worked from 1663 to 1665 in the Frauenzisterze Gutenzell and was acquitted there as a journeyman. The later apprenticeship as a sculptor is explained by a previous apprenticeship as a carpenter. In 1671 he is said to have been a journeyman with the famous sculptor Thomas Schwanthaler in Ried im Innkreis . On February 12, 1692, he married his housekeeper Maria Kleubenschedl in Stams. The marriage remained childless. In 1696 he became brother master of the St. John's Brotherhood, for which he carved a brotherhood shield. He died at the age of 58.

Works for Stams Abbey

Has become known Thamasch primarily for his work for the Cistercian - Stams , where he was appointed to the pin sculptor 1674th He is said to have carved the four side altars, which were replaced by new ones in the 18th century. Documented evidence shows that he completed the so-called “Austrian Grave” in 1684 , a memorial to the Tyrolean princes who were buried in the collegiate church of Stams . On the altar are the statues of the holy princes Leopold and Wenzel and in wall niches the figures of the princes and princesses buried here. These sculptures are among the first-rate creations of the Tyrolean baroque. He also created a crucifixion group with Mary and John and a representation of Mary with the child for the collegiate church.

Works for Kaisheim Monastery in Swabia

The former Cistercian monastery Kaisheim ( Reichsstift Kaisheim ) is the mother monastery of Stams. Thamasch created several works for the monastery church in Kaisheim: in 1671 he completed the high altar with a three meter high choir arch crucifix, in 1677 the organ front and in 1682 the Josefsgruppe. Other individual figures are also attributed to him.

Works in other places

Further works can be found in Tyrolean churches and museums, e.g. B. in the Tyrolean State Museum in Innsbruck . Some are considered lost.

literature

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Otto Beck, Ludwig Haas (ed.): Gutenzell, history and works of art. Festschrift for the 750th anniversary of the former women's cisterze, 1238–1988, Großer Kunstführer Volume 155, Munich / Zurich 11988, p. 76.
  2. ^ Gauss: Andreas Thamasch (1639–1697), monastery sculptor in Stams and master of Kaisheim. Pp. 10-11.
personal data
SURNAME Thamasch, Andreas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Tamasch, Andreas; Tamaschg, Andreas; Damasch, Andreas; Thomasch, Andreas; Tomasch, Andreas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Tyrolean baroque sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH November 4, 1639
PLACE OF BIRTH Lake , Paznauntal , Tyrol
DATE OF DEATH December 9, 1697
Place of death Stams , Inn Valley, Tyrol