Josef Bergmann (church painter)
Josef Bergmann (born November 1, 1888 in Amberg ; † September 25, 1952 ) was a German church painter.
Career
Bergmann studied after graduating from the art academies in Weimar and Munich . The deployment in World War I interrupted his professional career. After returning home, he worked as an art teacher at various high schools in Munich. In 1943 he took part in the exhibition Young Art in the German Reich in Vienna organized by Reichsleiter Baldur von Schirach with two works .
He also emerged as a church painter in the southern Bavarian region. At the age of 63 he fell from the scaffolding while painting the church in Dollnstein and succumbed to his injuries.
Works
- Parish Church of St. Peter and Paul , Olching
- Maximilian Church , Munich
- Ludwigskirche, Nuremberg
- St. Martin, Riem
- Catholic parish church St. Joseph, Kirchseeon
- Chapel of St. Maria in Hofolding
- Cemetery and Institute Church, Kempten
- Town hall in Murnau am Staffelsee
- Church of St. Peter and Paul, Dollnstein
Individual evidence
- ↑ The frescoes in the parish church in Dollnstein (with short biography) , accessed on December 28, 2017
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bergmann, Josef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German church painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 1, 1888 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | On the mountain |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 25, 1952 |