Johann Baptist Anwander
Johann Baptist Anwander (* around 1750 in Landsberg am Lech ; † around 1800 in Augsburg ) was an artist and Rococo painter. He was the nephew of the more famous Rococo painter Johann Anwander .
Works (selection)
The lovesick Antiochus
- Ceiling fresco - Obermedlingen monastery church
- Ceiling frescoes of the pilgrimage chapel St. Jodok near Haunswies (Affing)
- Ceiling paintings and large altar leaves - Münnerstadt Monastery
- Fresco in the parish church of Prittriching
- High altar picture with the patron St. Michael in the parish church Osterzhausen , 1792
- Painting The lovesick Antiochus - The picture tells the story of the sick king's son Antiochus. His doctor Erasistratos (or Demetrios ) sees the cause of the disease in the desperate and unfulfilled love of the prince for his stepmother Stratonike . In order to save his son, Antiochus' father then releases his wife.
See also
- Johann Anwander (Rococo painter and fresco artist)
Web links
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Anwander, Johann Baptist |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Rococo painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1750 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Landsberg am Lech |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1800 |
| Place of death | augsburg |