Hans Adam Weissenkircher
Hans Adam Weissenkircher (born February 10, 1646 in Laufen , Bavaria , Germany , † January 16, 1695 in Graz , Styria , Austria ) was an Austrian baroque painter and court painter to Prince Johann Seyfried von Eggenberg in Graz.
Life
Weissenkircher was born into a Salzburg artist family and was the brother of Wolf Weissenkircher. In Venice he was trained by the Munich- born painter Johann Carl Loth . Weissenkircher from Salzburg adopted a lot of Michelangelo Caravaggio's painting style. During his studies he traveled to Rome , Florence and Bologna , among others , until he finally came to Styria , where he was responsible for many well-known works, such as the ceiling and wall paintings of the planet room in Schloss Eggenberg , which were started in 1678 and completed in 1685 . There are also numerous other paintings, altarpieces and high altars in Styria.
Works (selection)
- painting
- Planetensaal in Eggenberg Palace (Graz)
- Maria Immaculata in the Graz Vierzehn-Nothelfer-Kirche
- Altarpieces
- Maria Magdalena in the parish church of St. Magdalena (Wildon)
- Holy Trinity in the Graz Karlauerkirche
- Annunciation to Maria in the Grazer Grabenkirche
- Circumcision of Christ in the Church of St. Andrä (Graz)
- Altarpiece in the church Maria im Elend zu Straßgang
- Altarpiece in the Ehrenhausen mausoleum
- High altars
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Weißkircher, Adam . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 54th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1886, p. 187 f. ( Digitized version ).
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| SURNAME | Weissenkircher, Hans Adam |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Weissenkirchner, Hans Adam; Weißenkircher, Hans Adam; Weißenkirchner, Hans Adam |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian baroque painter, court painter to Prince von Eggenberg in Graz |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 10, 1646 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Laufen , Bavaria , Germany |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 16, 1695 |
| Place of death | Graz , Styria , Austria |