Karl Manninger

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Fresco of the Munich Holy Spirit Church reconstructed by Manninger
Fresco by Karl Manninger on the outer facade above the main portal by St. Gertrud

Karl Manninger (born February 1, 1912 in Würzburg , † October 6, 2002 in Pöcking ) was a German church painter.

The painter Karl Manninger was particularly known for his numerous reconstructions and repainting of old wall paintings, which he often carried out together with his student and colleague Hermenegild Peiker. In 1986 the painter received the Upper Bavarian Culture Prize . He was a bearer of the Bavarian Order of Merit and a knight of the papal New Year's Eve. Manninger lived in Pöcking on Lake Starnberg .

Works (selection)

  • 1959–1960: Reconstruction of some frescoes in the Maria Stern monastery
  • 1960, cross-facade sgraffiti on the new building of the Maria Ward School Aschaffenburg (partially lost)
  • 1964–1966: Restoration of the ceiling frescoes in the “Fürstensaal” and “Marble Hall” of Bruchsal Castle
  • 1968: Fresco "Christ as Judge of the World" in St. Vitus Church, Stockdorf
  • 1970: Reconstruction of the wall paintings in Alt Sankt Peter in Munich
  • 1971–1975, 1990: Reconstruction of the central nave frescoes in the Catholic parish church of the Holy Spirit , Munich
  • 1972: Reconstruction of the high altar fresco "Glorification of the Name Anna" and the vault frescoes "Glory of St. Anna "," St. Anna is taken to heaven ”and in 1976“ St. Anna on her deathbed ”in the St. Anna Church , Munich
  • 1972: Repainting of some pictures of the Wittelsbacher cycle in the Hofgartenarkaden , Munich
  • Reconstruction of the frescoes in the “Black Hall” of the Munich Residence
  • 1981–1982: Reconstruction of the frescoes in the Asam-Schlössl , Munich
  • 1983: Reconstruction of the frescoes in the Catholic parish church of St. John the Baptist in Höchst / Vorarlberg
  • 1989: Painting of St. Peter in Mainz based on a historical model

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personal data
SURNAME Manninger, Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German church painter
DATE OF BIRTH February 1, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH Wurzburg
DATE OF DEATH October 6, 2002
Place of death Poecking