Joseph Leitkrath

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Joseph Leitkrath (* 1736 or 1738 in Eggenthal , † 1811 ) was a Swabian painter and fresco painter of the Rococo .

Life

Joseph Leitkrath settled in Donauwörth in 1765 after his training in Buchloe and Augsburg . There he married Anna Maria Krennerin, the widow of a painter. Through this marriage he became a master and a citizen of the city. He received orders for the parish church of St. Mauritius in Emskeim , the parish church of St. Martin in Mertingen and the parish church of St. Peter and Paul in Dillishausen . Joseph Leitkrath also worked in the Schwabmünchen area and what is now the district of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen .

Works (selection)

  • around 1760: Catholic branch church St. Margareta in Eggelstetten , frescoes
  • 1770: St. Martin in Mörslingen, altar leaves of the high altar and the side altars
  • around 1770: Parish Church of St. Peter in Tapfheim , oil painting on canvas (Maria with her parents Anna and Joachim)
  • 1773: Catholic branch church St. Oswald in Oberglauheim , ceiling paintings
  • 1776: St. Nikolaus parish church in Oberndorf am Lech, ceiling and wall frescoes
  • 1782: Parish church of St. Martin in Mörslingen, wall and ceiling frescoes
  • 1782: St. Michael parish church in Lutzingen, gallery pictures
  • 1799: Parish Church of St. Pankratius in Unterhausen , painting of the choir and nave
  • 1800: Parish church St. Martin in Mertingen, high altar pictures

literature

  • Hans Habermann: The churches in Oberndorf am Lech, Eggelstetten and Flein. (= Small Art Guide No. 1757). Schnell und Steiner publishing house, Munich and Zurich 1990, ISBN 978-3795454678 .
  • Werner Meyer (arrangement): The art monuments of the district of Dillingen on the Danube. (= The art monuments of Bavaria. The art monuments of Swabia. Vol. VII. District of Dillingen an der Donau. ), Verlag München R.Oldenbourg, Munich 1972, ISBN 3-486-43541-8 .

Web links

Commons : Joseph Leitkrath  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ St. Mauritius in Emskeim
  2. ↑ Mertingen's story ( Memento of the original from March 17, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.mertingen.de
  3. ↑ St. Margareta in Eggelstetten
personal data
SURNAME Leitkrath, Joseph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Leitkrath, Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Rococo painter
DATE OF BIRTH 1736 or 1738
PLACE OF BIRTH Eggenthal
DATE OF DEATH 1811