Cosmas Damian Asam
Cosmas Damian Asam (born September 28, 1686, presumably in Benediktbeuern , † May 10, 1739 in Munich ) was a German painter and architect of the late Baroque . Cosmas Damian Asam mainly worked with his brother, the plasterer and sculptor Egid Quirin Asam .
Cosmas Damian Asam was a son of the church painter Hans Georg Asam . He is considered a major master of southern German ceiling painting between Baroque and Rococo. He worked, partly together with his brother Egid Quirin Asam, in the design of the palaces in Bruchsal, Ettlingen and Mannheim and the Weingarten monastery church.
For the life and work of the Asam brothers, see Asam brothers .
On the 250th anniversary of Asam's death in 1989, the German Bundespost issued a commemorative stamp worth 60 pfennigs; it shows Cosmas Damian Asam in front of the ceiling fresco in the Weltenburg monastery church (see picture on the right).
Works
- around 1715: Painting of the Archangel Michael in the Abbey Church of St. Michael (Metten Monastery)
- around 1726–1730: Picture of the rosary altar in the Abbey Church of St. Michael (Metten Monastery)
- around 1720: Two large canvas paintings of Maria Immaculata and Guardian Angel in the choir of the parish church of St. Laurentius in Tittmoning, initially in the Korbinian Chapel in Weihenstephan .
- from 1738: frescoes in the pilgrimage church Herrgottsruh (Friedberg) .
- Frescoes in the church of Michelfeld Monastery .
literature
- Anja Buschow: Asam, Cosmas Damian. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Erika Hanfstaengl : The brothers Cosmas Damian and Egid Quirin Asam ( Deutsche Lande - German art ). Munich / Berlin 1955
- Erika Hanfstaengl: Asam, Cosmas Damian. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1953, ISBN 3-428-00182-6 , p. 406 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Wilhelm Schmidt: Asam, Kosmas Damian . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, p. 616 f.
Web links
- Literature by and about Cosmas Damian Asam in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by Cosmas Damian Asam at Zeno.org .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Asam, Cosmas Damian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter and architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 28, 1686 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Benediktbeuern |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 10, 1739 |
| Place of death | Munich |