Josef Holzmaier
Josef Holzmaier (born November 21, 1809 in Frauenchiemsee , † December 29, 1859 in Munich ; also Joseph Holzmayer ) was a German history painter .
biography
Josef Holzmaier first learned the trade of barrel maker . On June 25, 1831, he enrolled in history painting at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, where he became a student of Joseph Schlotthauer . Together with this he participated in 1834 in Milan in the production of detailed copies of Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper . Mostly he created paintings with a religious content for Upper and Lower Bavarian country churches.
Works (selection)
- Siegsdorf , Parish Church of the Conception: "Mary venerated by angels"
- Breitbrunn am Chiemsee , parish church: "English greeting" (1835)
- Regensburg Cathedral : Resurrection
- Hengersberg , parish church St. Michael : painting of the main altar "Crucifixion of Christ" (1841)
- Landshut , parish church St. Jodok : painting of the so-called "Sebastianspflege" (1848)
- Söchtenau , parish church St. Margaretha: Extract from the main altar “St. Trinity "; Extract from the brotherhood altar “St. Joseph "(1854)
- Vogtareuth , Parish Church St. Emmeram: Stations of the Cross (1854)
- Laurenziberg in Prague : Frescoes for the Stations of the Cross based on Joseph von Führich's
- Langenbruck / Puch , Catholic Expositurkirche St. Martin: main painting of the side altars
literature
- Josef Holzmaier . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 17 : Heubel – Hubard . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1924, p. 421 .
- Dehio Bayern IV: Munich and Upper Bavaria, p. 1114 f., 1230.
- Dehio Bayern II: Niederbayern, p. 212.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Holzmaier, Josef |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Holzmayer, Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German history painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 21, 1809 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Frauenchiemsee |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 29, 1859 |
| Place of death | Munich |