Joseph Moretti

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Joseph Moretti (* in the 18th century in Milan ; † May 1, 1793 in Aachen ) was an architect and baroque master builder of the 18th century.

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Joseph Moretti was probably born in Milan . Other sources speak of Liege or Aachen. Along with Laurenz Mefferdatis and Johann Joseph Couven, he was one of the most important baroque master builders in Aachen and the Maas-Rhine region.

The most important structures include the Hungarian Chapel of Aachen Cathedral and the Klosterather Hof , a former large monastery complex. In Vaals , the Netherlands , he built the clothmaker's house in Clermont in the years 1761–1765 , but the rococo- style parts of the monastery of Rolduc Abbey are also among his works. In the Belgian town of Eupen , the new monastery church in Eupen was built with his help .

Only a few buildings have survived in his home town of Aachen. In addition to the Hungarian Chapel as a side chapel of Aachen Cathedral, the archway of the former Klosterather Hof monastery is located on what is now RWTH Aachen University . Moretti's elaborately built house at 11 Annastrasse no longer exists.

  • Hungarian Chapel

  • Archway of the Klosterather Hof

  • House Clermont, Vaals

  • Monastery church in Eupen

Joseph Moretti died on May 1, 1793 and was buried in the mortuary cellar of St. Follian's Church.

Works

Blumenthal Castle
  • 1754 Rococo library of the Rolduc Abbey , Kerkrade (NL)
  • 1756 New construction of the Hungarian chapel of the Aachen Cathedral after the previous building by Johann Joseph Couven from 1747 had to be abandoned in 1755 due to construction defects.
  • 1761–1765 Clermont house in Vaals (NL)
  • 1768–1771 St. Hubertus Church in Lontzen (B)
  • 1773–1776 design for the monastery church in Eupen (B), which was only partially implemented.
  • 1780 Church of St. Stephanus in Montzen (B)
  • 1786–1795 Blumenthal Castle in Vaals (NL)
  • 1786 Klosterather Hofes , archway preserved and relocated
  • Enclosure of the parish church St. Nikolaus in Eupen (B)

In addition, Moretti is attributed:

  • 1777 D'r Bau, Tentstraat in Vaals (NL)
  • 1790 Haus Kirchfeld, also known as the Altes Kurhaus or Binterimse Huis, in Vaals (NL)
  • Conversion of house De Esch in Vaals (NL)

literature

  • Marcel Bauer et al .: On the way in Couven's footsteps. Grenz-Echo Verlag, Eupen 2005, ISBN 90-5433-187-9 , pp. 25, 42.
  • Josef Liese: The classic Aachen, volume 1. Johann Arnold von Clermont (1728–1795), his family and his work in the “Vaalser Paradies” (= Aachen contributions to local history. Volume 17). Mayersche, Aachen 1936, pp. 123–129, panel XXXIII.

Web links

Commons : Joseph Moretti  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Virtual Tourist
  2. ↑ Visual station Aachen (PDF; 1.9 MB)
  3. ^ Association for the Preservation of the Cathedral, inspected security and restoration work
  4. ^ Clothmaker's farm in Clermont
  5. ↑ Abdij Rolduc ( Memento of the original from December 15, 2013 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 / cmsen.eghn.org
  6. ↑ History of the monastery church Eupen-Oberstadt ( Memento of the original from April 13, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.pfarrverband-eupen-kettenis.be
  7. ↑ M. Bauer et al .: On the way in Couven's footsteps. 2005, p. 42.
  8. ↑ M. Bauer et al .: On the way in Couven's footsteps. 2005, p. 25.
  9. ↑ M. Bauer et al .: On the way in Couven's footsteps. 2005, p. 112.
  10. ↑ a b M. Bauer et al .: On the way in Couven's footsteps. 2005, p. 201.
  11. ↑ M. Bauer et al .: On the way in Couven's footsteps. 2005, p. 206.
personal data
SURNAME Moretti, Joseph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Architect and Baroque master builder
DATE OF BIRTH 18th century
PLACE OF BIRTH Milan
DATE OF DEATH May 1, 1793
Place of death Aachen