Franz Joseph Feuchtmayer

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Pulpit, Seitenstetten

Franz Joseph Feuchtmayer (born March 9, 1660 [baptized] in Wessobrunn ; † December 25, 1718 in Mimmenhausen (near Salem )) was a sculptor and plasterer and a member of the Feuchtmayer family of artists . Johann Michael the Elder Ä. (* 1666) and Michael (* 1667) were his brothers, Joseph Anton (1696–1770) his son, who took over the Mimmenhausen workshop after his father's death.

Together with his brother Johann Michael, he created sculptures for the choir stalls of the Einsiedeln monastery as well as the pulpit and sculptures for the altar of the church in Seitenstetten Abbey . He was also involved in the redesign of Salem Monastery , which was destroyed by fire in 1697.

Remarks

  1. ↑ Lt. SIKART. MS encarta gives 1659 as the year of birth.
  2. ^ Feuchtmayer, Franz Joseph. In: Sikart
  3. ^ Austria: A Phaidon Cultural Guide . Phaidon, Oxford 1985, ISBN 0-7148-2376-7 , p. 446.
  4. ^ Germany: A Phaidon Cultural Guide . Phaidon, Oxford 1985, ISBN 0-7148-2354-6 , p. 645.

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SURNAME Feuchtmayer, Franz Joseph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Feichtmair; Feuchtmayr; Feichtmayr
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German plasterer and baroque sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH March 9, 1660
PLACE OF BIRTH Wessobrunn
DATE OF DEATH December 25, 1718
Place of death Mimmenhausen