Balthasar Riepp
Balthasar Riepp (born November 22, 1703 in Kempten ; † August 2, 1764 in Vils ) was a painter.
Life
Balthasar Riepp was born as the son of Michael Riepp (servant at the royal residence in Kempten) and Maria Mayr in the monastery town of Kempten. Prince Abbot Rupert von Bodman made it possible for him to receive basic training from the court painter Franz Benedikt Hermann in Kempten. His teaching and assistant time with Jacob Carl Stauder (1694–1756) was followed by a two-year study trip through Italy in 1725, which was financed for him by the Kempten collegiate capital Anselm Reichlin von Meldegg (appointed prince abbot in 1728).
In 1728, Riepp had the opportunity to work in Paul Zeiller's productive painting workshop in Reutte . In 1735, by marrying the eldest daughter of the master, Maria Anna Zeiller, he became a member of the highly respected family of artists, to which Johann Jakob Zeiller and Franz Anton Zeiller belong. With his spirited painting style, Riepp soon acquired the reputation of a famous and sought-after artist, who also enabled a total of five students to complete their basic training.
Shortly after Reutte was granted citizenship in 1740, his only child, Johann Anton Laurentius, died. From this point onwards, his alcoholism increased , which subsequently led to the separation from his wife and to a change of residence required by “public morals”. The social decline and his generosity towards the needy led him into complete impoverishment. The gifted artist died in his emergency shelter in the city of Vils. Balthasar Riepp was a cousin of the organ builder Karl Joseph Riepp .
Works
About 350 works by Balthasar Riepp have come down to us, mainly in churches. You are u. a. in old towns , Biberbach , Bichlbach , Breitenwang , Einsiedeln Monastery (Switzerland), Fristingen , Füssen , Großaitingen , Bad Hindelang , Ehenbichl, Elmen , Heiterwang, Imst , Wilten Basilica (Innsbruck), Heiligkreuz Monastery (Kempten) , Marktoberdorf , Münsterlingen (Switzerland) , Oberstdorf , Ottobeuren , Pflach, Reutte, Seeg , Untermaiselstein, Vils (Sankt-Anna-Kirche), Pinswang , Welden and Ziemetshausen .
gallery
Pieta, 1728. Oberstdorf, St. Joseph Chapel
Battle on the Lechfeld, 1744, church in Seeg
Pinswang parish church, miracle of St. Ulrich, around 1730
St. Joseph as Intercessor, around 1748. Private ownership
Instruction of Mary by Mother Anna, 1750. Vils, Church of St. Anna
Assumption of Mary in Heaven, 1754, Großaitingen
Exhibitions
In 2003 the exhibition commemorated Genie im Schatten. Balthasar Riepp (1703–1764) to the painter on the occasion of his 300th birthday. The exhibition venues were the Kunsthalle Kempten as well as Reutte, Breitenwang and Vils .
Honors
In Reutte in Tyrol (Austria) and in Biberbach (Swabia) a street is named after Balthasar Riepp.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Riep, Balthasar . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 26th part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1874, p. 137 f. ( Digitized version ). (Not reliable)
- Josef Mair: The painter Balthasar Riepp (1703–1764). Homage to the 300th year of birth . Ehrenberg-Verlag, Reutte 2003, ISBN 3-901821-02-3
- Peter Prange: Riepp, Balthasar. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 21, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-428-11202-4 , p. 603 f. ( Digitized version ).
Web links
- Biography and pictures
- Literature by and about Balthasar Riepp in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Riepp, Balthasar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German baroque painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 22, 1703 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kempten |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 2, 1764 |
| Place of death | Vils (city) |