Johann Hörmann

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Johann Hörmann (born July 22, 1651 in Mindelheim , † July 1, 1699 in Munich ) was a Jesuit and cabinet maker .

St. Michael in Munich, in the back left the Hörmann pulpit

Hörmann, one of the most important art carpenters of the early Baroque era in Germany, has belonged to the Jesuit colleges of Landsberg , Ingolstadt , Amberg , Regensburg , Straubing and Munich since 1672 . He worked for Jesuit institutions throughout Bavaria and designed furnishings for churches such as altars, confessionals and tabernacles. Stylistically close to the massive Italian Baroque, his altar structures convince with their clear lines, to which decorative elements such as flower garlands or acanthus are subordinate.

Works

  • 1678: Congregation hall of the former Jesuit college in Amberg
  • 1683–1684: high altar, confessional and pulpit of the former Jesuit church in Straubing
  • 1687–1688: Dining room and recreation room of the Jesuit college in Amberg
  • 1689: High altar in the parish church of Trautmannshofen
  • 1690: coffered ceiling of the town hall of Landsberg
  • 1694: High altar and cross altar in the parish church of St. Georg in Amberg
  • 1697–1698: Pulpit, Trinity altar and Name Jesus altar in St. Michael in Munich

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personal data
SURNAME Hörmann, Johann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Jesuit and cabinet maker
DATE OF BIRTH July 22, 1651
PLACE OF BIRTH Mindelheim
DATE OF DEATH July 1, 1699
Place of death Munich