Christoph Anton Mayr
Ceiling fresco in St. Peter and Paul , Söll: Allegory of Love (center), Martyrdom of Peter (left), Martyrdom of Paul (right)
Christoph Anton Mayr (* around 1720 in Schwaz ; † December 11, 1771 in Schwaz) was a Tyrolean rococo church painter .
Life
Mayr created frescoes for more than twenty churches in the Tiroler Unterland , in South Tyrol and in the Prince Archbishopric of Salzburg . His most important role model was Matthäus Günther . Characteristic for his art are light colors, stage-like scenes and skyward architectural backdrops.
Works
- Pilgrimage Church of Saint Notburga in Eben am Achensee (1738)
- Parish Church Alpbach (1754)
- Parish church Leogang (1755)
- Ursuline Church in the City of Salzburg (1756)
- Church of St. Martin in Schwaz (1764)
- Vault paintings in the parish church of St. Peter and Paul in Söll (1768)
- Parish Church Uderns (1771)
literature
- Ekkart Sauser : MAYR, Christoph Anton: painter. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 22, Bautz, Nordhausen 2003, ISBN 3-88309-133-2 , Sp. 821.
Web links
Commons : Christoph Anton Mayr - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kulturraum Tirol: Year-round nativity scene by the Schwaz rococo painter Christoph Anton Mayr ; Retrieved May 25, 2011
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mayr, Christoph Anton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian church painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1720 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | black |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 11, 1771 |
| Place of death | black |