Ignaz Baldauf

Signature of Ignaz Baldauf in the parish church of St. Stephan in Altenbaindt

Ceiling fresco in Inchenhofen

Altarpiece with St. Leonhard in Thalhofen

Ignaz Baldauf (christened on 17th October 1715 in Inchenhofen ; † 7. March 1795 ) was a German rococo - painter .

Life

Ignaz Baldauf is assigned to the Augsburg School . His teacher was the later director of the Augsburg Art Academy Matthäus Günther . In 1755 he was appointed court painter to the Prince-Bishop of Augsburg .

On August 6, 1742 Ignaz Baldauf married in Oberndorf the Oberdorferin Maria Barbara Schmid. The couple had three children in Oberdorf (Ignaz Josef on October 9, 1744, Maria Kreszentia on October 9, 1746 and Maria Rosa on August 8, 1748). When the fourth child was born on April 20, 1750, both mother and child died. During his stay in Oberdorf, Baldauf was awarded the contract for the setting of the high altar in St. Martin . (According to the March 1745 accord, Baldauf received 700 guilders for his work). He also painted a side altar sheet for the parish church of Thalhofen .

The ceiling paintings in the pilgrimage church of St. Leonhard in his home community are considered to be Baldauf's largest and most important work .

Ignaz Baldauf mainly worked in old Bavarian churches and chapels. A street in the city of Aichach is named after him.

Well-known works (selection)

Side altar paintings of the Hofmarkskirche St. Peter in Sandizell
Ceiling painting of the castle chapel of Sandizell moated castle
Side altar pictures of St. Maria in the Fürstenfeld monastery
Ceiling frescoes in the Augustinian Canons' Church of Schlehdorf Abbey
Ceiling painting in St. Alban in Lauterbach near Altomünster
Sea battle of Lepanto in St. Martin in Unterwössen
Frescoes in the choir of the parish church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary in Willprechtszell (1747)

Individual evidence

↑ Church books of Marktoberdorf: “The honorable youth Ignatius Baldauf from the parish of Inchenhofen, painter, and Maria Barbara Schmid, from the town, held a ceremonial wedding. Witnesses were Johann Michael Fleschhut and Bartholomäus Hipp ”.

literature

Kristin Biron von Curland: Ignaz Baldauf: a Swabian-Bavarian painter of the 18th century. Munich 1975
Swabian Homeland Day 1976, Aichach 1976

Web links

Commons : Ignaz Baldauf - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Works by Ignaz Baldauf

personal data
SURNAME	Soon, Ignaz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German Rococo painter
DATE OF BIRTH	baptized October 17, 1715
PLACE OF BIRTH	Inchenhofen
DATE OF DEATH	March 7, 1795
Place of death	Inchenhofen

[1] Church books of Marktoberdorf: “The honorable youth Ignatius Baldauf from the parish of Inchenhofen, painter, and Maria Barbara Schmid, from the town, held a ceremonial wedding. Witnesses were Johann Michael Fleschhut and Bartholomäus Hipp ”.