Franz Xaver Forchner
Franz Xaver Forchner (born November 14, 1717 in Dietenheim , † September 19, 1751 in Dietenheim) was a painter of the Upper Swabian Baroque .
Life
Franz Xaver was Chrysostom Forchner's brother by four years older . He was probably trained by Johann Georg Bergmüller at the Augsburg Imperial City Academy . The influence of Franz Georg Hermann the Elder is evident in his works. J. noticeable. The brothers shared a workshop in Muttensweiler . In 1745 he married in his native Dietenheim. He died in 1751 at the age of 33. After his death and the completion of the job in Muttensweiler, his brother Chrysostom had to close the joint workshop.
Works
Franz Xaver Forchner made frescoes in the following places in the respective monasteries, churches or chapels:
- Untermühlhausen , 1741
- Höselhurst , 1747
- Eberhardzell , 1747
- Ochsenhausen (lower aisle of the Imperial Abbey ), 1747
- Eggmannsried , 1749
- Ummendorf , 1750
- Muttensweiler , 1751
literature
- Bernhard Rueß: The Fochner brothers, an artist couple from Dietenheim . In: Archive for Christian Art 11, 1893, pp. 100–102 ( digitized version )
- Max Flad: Franz Xaver and Chrysostomus Forchner. Two baroque painters from Dietenheim . In: Heilige Kunst 22, 1984/85, pp. 23–48.
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| SURNAME | Forchner, Franz Xaver |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German baroque painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 14, 1717 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dietenheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 19, 1751 |
| Place of death | Dietenheim |