Franz Beer
Franz Beer , since his ennoblement by the emperor on January 31, 1722 Franz Beer Edler von Bleichten , also in the spelling of Blaichten , (born April 1, 1660 in Au (Vorarlberg) , † January 21, 1726 in Bezau ) was an Austrian Architect and master builder of the Baroque period , who mainly built church buildings for monasteries in southern Germany and Switzerland. He was the son of the founder of the Auer Guild Michael Beer and father of Johann Michael Beer , also a master builder.
Life
From 1677 to 1680, Franz Beer trained as a builder with Michael Thumb in the Auer Guild and from 1682 worked with Thumbs Bauten in Ellwangen-Schönenberg and Obermarchtal. He completed the monastery church of Obermarchtal after the death of Michael Thumb (1680) together with his brother Christian Thumb . Beer's church buildings include the monastery churches of Rheinau and St. Urban as well as the church of the Weingarten monastery, begun in 1717, and the church of the Weißenau monastery (1717–1724).
His numerous construction tasks (mainly monasteries and churches) led to the most extensive and geographically most widely dispersed list of works of all Vorarlberg builders. Franz Beer orientated himself on the wall pillar scheme , which he tried to connect with the central building . The double tower facades with the towers set far apart are also striking in his work. In addition to the Bregenzerwald models, his work was influenced by the buildings by Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach in Salzburg and by Italian architecture.
The Seal of Franz Beer is oval. It depicts two bears with a pair of compasses in their paws. He always signed his contracts with the first name franz without tz , in contrast to the master builder Franz Beer von Au.
In 1705 Franz Beer became a citizen of the city of Constance . Numerous offices in the city as well as his elevation to the nobility in 1722 bear witness to Beer's great social esteem. In 1717 he bought the Alpe Bleichten near Mellau and remained connected to his rural home until his death.
Important buildings
It is difficult to distinguish the work of Franz Beer Edler von Bleichten from that of Franz Beer von Au (1659–1722), also a member of the Au guild.
- Prämonstatenserkirche St. Peter and Paul near Ehingen , from 1690 to 1701, with Christian Thumb
- Gengenbach Monastery , new construction of the monastery complex and bell tower 1690–1722
- Beuron Monastery , new construction of the monastery complex 1694–1709
- Reichsabtei Salem , new construction of the monastery complex 1697–1710 and the Stefansfeld Chapel (1710)
- Irsee monastery church near Kaufbeuren , new building 1699–1704
- Rheinau monastery in the canton of Zurich , new building 1705–1711
- Bellelay Abbey in the Bernese Jura , new church built 1708–1714
- St. Urban Monastery in the Canton of Lucerne , new church built 1711–1715
- Old Inselspital in Bern , new building 1714–1718
- Hauterive Monastery in the canton of Friborg , new building from 1715
- St. Katharinental Monastery in the canton of Thurgau , new building 1715–1718
- Weingarten Monastery , new church building 1715–1724
- Kaisheim Abbey near Donauwörth , new building from 1716
- Weißenau Abbey near Ravensburg , new church built 1717–1723
- Dominican convent Bad Wörishofen , 1719–1723
- Abbey building of the Reichsstift Niedermünster in Regensburg 1720–1722
The Vorarlberger Chronik also mentions:
- Zwiefalten Monastery in the Reutlingen district
- Oberschönenfeld Monastery in Gessertshausen near Augsburg
swell
- ↑ Irmgard Christa Becker: Front Austria - only the tail feather of the imperial eagle? The Habsburgs in the German southwest. Publication on the occasion of the national exhibition 1999/2000. Württembergisches Landesmuseum, Stuttgart 1999, ISBN 3-88294-276-2 , p. 293.
- ↑ a b c see the Vorarlberger Chronik web link
- ^ Norbert Lieb and Franz Dieth: The Vorarlberg Baroque Master Builders. Schnell and Steiner, Munich 1960.
See also
literature
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : BEER, Franz, Edler von Blaichten (since 1722). In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 1, Bautz, Hamm 1975. 2nd, unchanged edition Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-013-1 , Sp. 457.
- Walther Genzmer: Beer, Franz Edler von Blaichten. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1953, ISBN 3-428-00182-6 , p. 732 ( digitized version ).
Web links
- Franz Beer. In: arch INFORM .
- Research on the Beer families
- AR: Franz Beer von Bleichten at Vorarlberg Chronicle
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Beer, Franz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Beer von Blaichten, Franz; Beer von Bleichten, Franz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian architect and builder |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 1, 1660 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Au (Vorarlberg) |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 21, 1726 |
| Place of death | Bezau |