Josef Anton Mesmer
Josef Anton Mesmer (also Messmer * 28 May 1747 in Hohentengen , † 28 January 1827 in Saulgau ) was a church painter of the Baroque in Upper Swabia and Switzerland .
life and work
Mesmer came as the fourth child of the painter Johann Georg Mesmer from Saulgau, well-known in Upper Swabia, and his wife Theresia, née. Rueschin (born October 3, 1717 - † October 4, 1808). From this marriage there were six sons and five daughters.
He first learned from his father and then studied from 1765 to 1770 at the Art Academy in Vienna . His study trips took him to Italy, among other places. Many of the red chalk drawings that have been preserved bear witness to this time.
As a church painter, Mesmer created frescoes , ways of the cross and altar leaves in Catholic churches in Upper Swabia and Switzerland.
Works (selection)
- Germany
- Parish Church of St. Martin , Aulendorf, 1801 (ceiling fresco and altar sheet of the Sebastian chapel)
- Switzerland
- Feusisberg Church , Schwyz, 1783
- St. Jakob Church, Cham , Zug, 1785
- Ruswil Church , Lucerne, 1785 and 1791
- Geiss Church , Lucerne, 1786
- Muotathal Church , Schwyz, 1788
- Ebikon Church , Lucerne, 1792/93
- Parish Church of St. Josef , Bettwil , Aargau, 1794
- Parish Church of the Birth of Mary , Sins , Aargau, 1795
- Fischingen Abbey Church , Thurgau, 1795
- Seelisberg Church , Uri, 1795
- Schattdorf Church , Uri, 1796
- St. Verena Chapel , Aettenschwil , Aargau, 1796
- Wollerau Church , Schwyz
- Parish Church of St. Martin , Altdorf, 1809
- Isenthal Church , Uri, 1821
- Kaltbrunn Church , St. Gallen, 1821
- Gersau Church , Schwyz, 1800
literature
- Georg Hämmerle: The painter Johann Georg Mesmer (1715–1798) and his son Josef Anton Mesmer (1747–1827) . In: Under the auspices of absolutism - city history in the 18th century (= from the history of the city of Saulgau; 9th issue). Saulgau City Archives, Saulgau 1989, pp. 23–28
Web links
- Rolf E. Keller: Messmer, Joseph Anton. In: Sikart
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mesmer, Josef Anton |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Messmer, Josef Anton; Messmer, Joseph Anton; Sacrifice, Josef Anton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German church painter in Upper Swabia and Switzerland |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 28, 1747 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hohentengen (Upper Swabia) |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 28, 1827 |
| Place of death | Saulgau |