Franz Xaver Zattler

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Franz Xaver Zattler (born December 25, 1833 in Wurmannsquick , Lower Bavaria , † December 16, 1907 ) was a German church painter .

Franz Xaver Zattler's parents were Joseph Zattler (* 1798 in Neumarkt), master baker in Tißling and Anna Maria Gantenhammer * 1803 in Riebeseck near Egglkofen.

Zattler was a very busy church painter , in whose workshop in Wurmannsquick up to 25 journeymen and apprentices were temporarily active. His sphere of activity extended from Northern Italy to Bohemia , and from (today's) Austria to Württemberg and Switzerland ; Works in 81 churches are documented.

Zattler died of a stroke on December 16, 1907 on the way home from Altötting .

Zattler dealt almost exclusively with religious subjects; his oil paintings are in the style of the Nazarenes , so that Zattler is often referred to as the "Lower Bavarian Nazarenes".

Works (selection)

  • Zattler painted the altarpiece in the church of St. Martin (Markt Wurmannsquick) in 1871 .
  • In the neo-Gothic style, the sculptor Sebastian Höfele from Pfarrkirchen created today's high altar in the parish church of St. Egidius , Malching municipality . The altar was erected on July 20, 1900. Zattler took it in 1903.
  • Zattler created the altar paintings in the side church of St. Sebastian in Eggenfelden around 1865 .
  • In the church of St. Veit in Berg, Zattler painted the four evangelists on the standing pulpit , a work of the 19th century.
  • A painting from 1847 is about the Battle of Neumarkt in 1809 , which took place during the Napoleonic campaign through Bavaria . The painting was placed in front of the altar table on Georgi Day for many decades, when the dead of this battle were commemorated.

literature

  • From baker to church painter , in: Altbayerische Heimatpost, Issue 1, 1994.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Baroque and Rococo in the Rottal-Inn district - splendor and glory of an era - churches in the district; therein: Martinskirchen (Markt Wurmannsquick) - Church of St. Martin ( Memento from February 24, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Parish Church of St. Giles, Malching parish
  3. ↑ St. Sebastian side church and cemetery of the parish of Gern ( Memento from February 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ St. Veit in Berg ( Memento from March 31, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
  5. ^ Neumarkt St. Veit - cannon back at the place where it was found ( memento from March 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
personal data
SURNAME Zattler, Franz Xaver
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German church painter
DATE OF BIRTH December 25, 1833
PLACE OF BIRTH Wurmannsquick , Lower Bavaria
DATE OF DEATH December 16, 1907