Johann Georg Bschorer

Johann Georg Bschorer (born March 31, 1692 in Oberndorf am Lech ; † April 2, 1763 there ) was a German sculptor.

Life

Johann Georg Bschorer was the son of a cooper from Pfaffenhofen an der Zusam . Around 1710 he trained with Johann Christoph Bahmer in Augsburg . From 1720 to 1723 he was in the service of the Counts of Oettingen-Wallerstein , for whom he created the plague column in Wallerstein . Johann Georg Bschorer created figures on altars , pulpits and confessionals for many churches in the Augsburg area, his closer home .

Works (selection)

Pulpit of St. Alban in Stillnau

• 1722–1725: Plague column in Wallerstein
• 1724/25: Statues on the rosary and scholastica altar and side altars of Saint Johann Baptist and Johannes Nepomuk in the Holy Cross Church in Donauwörth
• from 1725: Pilgrimage Church of the Assumption of Mary in Buggenhofen (1725/27 figures of the altars, 1728/29 figure of Christ, 1729 figures of the pulpit, 1732/33 figures of the confessionals)
• 1728–1738: Pulpit and three altars from St. Alban in Stillnau
• 1731–1732: Parish Church of St. Veit in Druisheim (figures on the side altars)
• Parish Church of the Holy Trinity in Unterjoch (carving group of the Trinity)
• Study Church of the Assumption in Dillingen on the Danube (Aloisius Stanislaus Altar)
• 1730–1740: Parish church of St. Martin in Mertingen (most of the figurine decorations)
• 1720–1740: Main work in the pilgrimage church of Our Lords Ruh in the hometown of Oberndorf: Figures on the high altar, side altars, 14 helpers and Mother of Sorrows

literature

• The art monuments of the district of Dillingen an der Donau , edited by Werner Meyer , in the series: The art monuments of Bavaria. The art monuments of Swabia. Vol. VII. District of Dillingen on the Danube . Munich 1972, ISBN 3-486-43541-8 .
• Ludwig Häring: The study church in Dillingen / Danube. Kunstverlag Josef Fink, Lindenberg 2005, ISBN 3-89870-236-7 .
• The art monuments of the district of Donauwörth , edited by Adam Horn, in the series: The art monuments of Bavaria. The art monuments of Swabia. Vol. III. District of Donauwörth . Munich 1951, ISBN 3-486-41801-7 .
• Ursula Röhlig:  Bschorer, Hans Georg. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 2, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1955, ISBN 3-428-00183-4 , p. 693 ( digitized version ).

Web links

Commons : Johann Georg Bschorer  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Johann Georg Bschorer: at schwabenmedia