Joseph Ignaz Weiss

Ceiling painting by Joseph Ignaz Weiss in the parish church of Silenen

Joseph Ignaz Weiss (* 1722 in Altusried ; † after 1792 ) was a southern German painter of the Baroque , who became known primarily for his work in Switzerland.

The painter, who comes from the Allgäu , worked for the Einsiedeln monastery from 1752 to 1753 .

The Baroque furnishings of the collegiate church in the Canons' Monastery of St. Michael Beromünster are considered to be the main work of Joseph Ignaz Weiss . From 1771 to 1775 he created the holy grave , a ceiling painting and a choir altar picture there on behalf of the canons.

Works by Joseph Ignaz Weiss can be found in Einsiedeln and Beromünster as well as in Eschenbach SG (ceiling painting of St. Laurentius Church in St. Gallenkappel , 1755), Silenen (ceiling painting of the parish church of St. Albin, 1786), Flüelen , Hochdorf (parish church of St. Martin, 1758), Buttisholz , Seewen SZ , Morschach , Ingenbohl (the three large ceiling paintings in the parish church of St. Leonhard) as well as in the Gormund chapel and in the Mooskapelle near Beromünster.

Web links

Joseph Ignaz Weiss on Sikart

Individual evidence

↑ Entry in the GND
^ Benno Schubiger: St. Gallenkappel SG. Parish Church of St. Laurentius and St. Gallus. (Swiss Art Guide, No. 267). Ed. Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 1980, ISBN 978-3-85782-267-4 .

personal data
SURNAME	Weiss, Joseph Ignaz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German painter
DATE OF BIRTH	1722
PLACE OF BIRTH	Altusried
DATE OF DEATH	after 1792

[1] Entry in the GND

[2] Benno Schubiger: St. Gallenkappel SG. Parish Church of St. Laurentius and St. Gallus. (Swiss Art Guide, No. 267). Ed. Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 1980, ISBN 978-3-85782-267-4 .