Johann Georg unrest
Johann Georg Unrest , also Unruh or Unrueh (born April 14/15, 1724 in Passau ; † October 3, 1801 there ) was a German church painter.
Unrest was born as the seventh child of the Fürstlich-Passau box host Franz Unruh and his wife Maria Katharina in Passau in 1724. He was a student of the church painter Franz Lichtenreiter . After his apprenticeship, he went to Brixen as a journeyman , where he helped Paul Troger to create the ceiling fresco in Brixen Cathedral in 1748/49 .
After his return to Passau, Unruhe made numerous altarpieces and ceiling frescoes in the Lower Bavarian region and in the Innviertel . Among his best known are the altarpieces in the churches of Breitenberg , Dommelstadl , Hutthurm , Reichersberg and Suben as well as the ceiling fresco of the New Residence in Passau.
On January 21, 1784 he was appointed councilor of the city of Passau.
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Baptism entry of the German church painter Johann Georg Unruhe (Unruh)
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SURNAME | Restlessness, Johann Georg |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Unruh, Johann Georg; Unrueh, Johann Georg |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German church painter |
DATE OF BIRTH | around April 14, 1724 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Passau |
DATE OF DEATH | October 3, 1801 |
Place of death | Passau |