Franz Benedikt Hermann (painter)
Franz Benedikt Hermann (born September 23, 1664 in Kempten (Allgäu) , † May 30, 1735 ibid) was a painter and fresco artist .
He was the son of Franz Georg Hermann the Elder and the father of Franz Georg Hermann the Younger , whose teacher he was also. He was also the trainer of Balthasar Riepp , Benedikt Gambs and Hieronymus Hau .
Works (selection)
- Magnus Chapel (Altusried) or St. Sebastian and St. Sylvester : Altarpiece (1694)
- Soul Chapel (Kempten) : side altar paintings (around 1700)
- Pilgrimage church Maria Schnee (Legau) : altarpiece (1718)
- Benediktuskapelle Ottobeuren: altar leaves and frescoes on the forecourt of the summer abbey, together with son (from 1717)
literature
- Bernard Kühling: Allgäuer Künstlerlexikon. Kempten 2012, p. 148.
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| SURNAME | Hermann, Franz Benedikt |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter and fresco artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 23, 1664 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kempten (Allgäu) |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 30, 1735 |
| Place of death | Kempten (Allgäu) |