Johann Georg Melchior Schmidtner
Johann Georg Melchior Schmidtner (* 1625 in Augsburg ; † 1705 there ) was a Swabian church painter .
Live and act
Johann Georg Melchior Schmidtner was a student of Johann Heinrich Schönfeld . He spent 15 years in Italy. Schmidtner created drawings and altarpieces, mainly for Swabian churches.
His best-known painting is the miraculous image of Maria Loosing the Knot in Augsburg , donated by Hieronymus Ambrosius Langenmantel (1641–1718) for his family altar . Contrary to the claim that the picture is particularly venerated by Pope Francis , who brought prints of it to Argentina and made it popular there, the Pope himself declared that he had never been to Augsburg and that he did not know the picture. A copy of the Schmidtner painting made as a result is said to be hanging in the San José del Talar church in Buenos Aires today . It is said to be visited by thousands of pilgrims on the 8th of each month. However, this is probably also incorrect information.
Works
- 1685: The Seven Presents of the Holy Spirit (Augsburg, Schaezlerpalais )
- 1685: Christ Descent from the Cross (main altarpiece by St. Wolfgang in Mickhausen )
- 1687: Maria Looser of the Knot (Augsburg, St. Peter am Perlach )
- 1690: St. Martin is taken to heaven (main altarpiece of St. Martin in Lamerdingen )
- 1697: Holy Family and John the Baptist (high altar picture in St. Johann Baptist in Asch )
literature
- Claudia Madel: The successor to Johann Heinrich Schönfeld with special consideration of the painters Johann Georg Melchior Schmidtner and Johann Georg Knappich , 1987 (dissertation); Find tip
- Denis André Chevalley: Der Dom zu Augsburg , Volume 1 of Kunstdenkmäler von Bayern , Oldenbourg Verlag, 1995, Page 526, ISBN 3486559605
- Sibylle Appuhn-Radtke: Visual media in the service of the Society of Jesus , Schnell and Steiner, 2000, pages 156 and 157, ISBN 3795412838 ; Excerpts from the source
- Peter Stoll: Representations of St. Martin from the vicinity of Johann Heinrich Schönfeld in Jengen and Langenneufnach . University Library, Augsburg 2014 full text
Web links
- Website for the miraculous image of Mary, the knot looser , with mention of the painter
- Website for the miraculous image of Mary , with a reference to the painter and information on the copy in Argentina
Individual evidence
- ↑ What Pope Francis did in Augsburg - ( Augsburger Allgemeine March 15, 2013)
- ↑ http://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/augsburg/War-nie-in-Augsburg-Papst-stell-Geschichte-um-Gnadenbild-richtig-id40831786.html
- ↑ http://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/augsburg/Papst-Franziskus-war-nie-in-Augsburg-andere-Paepste-schon-id40835106.html
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schmidtner, Johann Georg Melchior |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schmittner, Johann Georg Melchior |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1625 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | augsburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1705 |
| Place of death | augsburg |