Joseph Anton Merz
Joseph Anton Merz (* 1681 in Marktoberdorf , Allgäu ; † January 7, 1750 in Straubing ) was a Swabian-Bavarian painter of the Baroque and early Rococo periods .
life and work
Until 1734 he mainly worked in the Straubing area and created mainly altarpieces and frescoes . His works include the cycle of frescoes from Oberaltaich Abbey and the ceiling frescoes of the Church of St. John of Nepomuk in Thürnthenning (today the large community of Moosthenning ). He can also be proven as an artist in Wörth an der Donau , on the Bogenberg , Schierling and Ittling . Together with his student Johann Adam Schöpf he created in 1729, the paintings on the nave walls and pilasters of the Cistercian - Collegiate Church of the Monastery Gotteszell .
Oberaltaich monastery church, ceiling fresco in the nave vault
The martyrdom of St. Nepomuk. Ceiling fresco in the parish church of Thürnthenning (municipality of Moosthenning )
literature
- Erika Bosl: Merz, Joseph Anton. In: Karl Bosl (ed.): Bosls Bavarian biography. Pustet, Regensburg 1983, ISBN 3-7917-0792-2 , p. 523 ( digitized version ).
- Karl Tyroller : Joseph Anton Merz (1681–1750) , in: Fritz Markmiller / Ludwig Albrecht (eds.): Baroque painters in Lower Bavaria. The masters of cities, markets and court brands , Regensburg 1982.
- Ludwig Schindler: St. Petrus, Wörth on the Danube. (= Small Art Guide. No. 2482) Schnell and Steiner, Regensburg 2001, ISBN 3-7954-6383-1 .
- Peter Stoll: The 'artful painter' Mörz from Unterdießen: His frescoes in Leeder and Ellighofen and his relationships with Joseph Anton Merz in Straubing . University Library, Augsburg 2012 ( full text ; PDF file; 2.40 MB)
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| SURNAME | Merz, Joseph Anton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swabian-Bavarian painter of the baroque period |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1681 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Marktoberdorf , Allgäu |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 7, 1750 |
| Place of death | Straubing |