Joseph Scherer (painter)
Joseph Scherer (born November 1, 1814 in Ettelried near Dinkelscherben in Swabia, † March 25, 1891 in Ettelried) was a German painter and glass painter .
Life
Joseph Scherer attended the art school in Augsburg with Liberat Hundertpfund and Johann Geyer at the age of 14 . He then studied from May 11, 1832 at the Royal Academy of Arts in Munich with Joseph Schlotthauer and Heinrich Maria von Hess . He learned the art of glass painting under his teacher Wilhelm Vörtl . He earned his studies by copying old masters on glass and he also had his brothers Alois (1818–1887) and Leo (1827–1876) study in Munich.
Scherer painted genre pictures , frescoes and altar paintings . However, he mainly devoted himself to glass painting, for which he received commissions in Germany, Europe and the United States. In 1853 he and his brothers founded their own glass painting workshop in Munich, which he ran until the death of his brother Leo in 1876.
Works (without stained glass)
- around 1857: Altarpiece with the crucifixion group in the chapel of Zusameck Castle
- around 1880: Altarpiece with St. Felizitas and her seven sons in the Catholic parish church of St. Felizitas in Anried
- from 1876: facade painting on the Schererhaus
- 1879/83: Ceiling painting in the house chapel of Wettenhausen Monastery
See also
- Clipper house
- Wegkapelle (Ettelried) , donated and furnished by Joseph Scherer
literature
- Hyacinth Holland : Scherer, Joseph . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 36, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1893, pp. 771-775.
- Georg Kaspar Nagler : New general artist lexicon or news of the life and works of painters, sculptors, builders, copper engravers, shape cutters, lithographers, draftsmen, medalists, ivory workers , etc. Vol. 15, EA Fleischmann, Munich 1845, p. 195– 196 (digitized version)
- Susanne Fischer: rediscovered historic choir windows in Passau's Heiliggeistkirche . In: Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation (Hrsg.): Monument preservation information . No. 140, July 2008, pp. 28-29.
Web links
- Heimatverein Reischenau (accessed on September 25, 2015)
- Stained glass window by the Scherer brothers in the Spitalkirche in Passau (accessed September 25, 2015)
- Matriculation book Akademie Munchen
- Oxford Index
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Scherer, Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter and glass painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 1, 1814 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ettelried near Dinkelscherben |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 25, 1891 |
| Place of death | Ettelried near Dinkelscherben |