Marquard Schwegler

Marquard Schwegler or Marquard Schwägler (* before 1705 in Kirchdorf ; † after 1740) was a German carver of sacred art in Central Swabia .

Life

The exact dates of life of Marquard Schwegler are not known. It is proven that he was an apprentice to Martin Beichel in Türkheim in 1705 . On November 24, 1705, he married Anna Maria Demlin, who lived there in Kirchheim in Swabia , and from then on lived in Derndorf near Kirchheim. Between 1707 and 1735 the marriage produced 17 children. After 1740 his track is lost as he apparently moved from Kirchheim.

Works

Marquard Schwegler was involved in furnishing numerous churches in the Kirchheim area in Swabia . The still verifiable works are:

• 1707 Castle and parish church of St. Peter and Paul, Kirchheim in Swabia : Peter figure above the portal
• 1711 Castle and parish church of St. Peter and Paul, Kirchheim in Swabia : Figures for the high altar
• 1714 Pfaffenhausen church : 2 angels for the high altar
• 1724 Ried church (Dinkelscherben) near Ustersbach : Nativity scene
• 1729 Leonhardskapelle Kirchheim in Swabia : Christ
• 1737 Haselbach Church (Eppishausen) : figures on the Mount of Olives
• 1740 Church in Könghausen near Eppishausen : prison salvation

The crib of the church in Ried represents the main work of Marquard Schwegler.

literature

• Ernst Striebel and Helmut Striebel: History of the Kirchheim market and its districts: from the creation of the landscape to the present . Pröll Druck und Verlag GmbH, Augsburg 1990 ( limited preview in Google book search).
• Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation: Bavarian Art Monuments . tape 31 . Deutscher Kunstverlag, 1971 ( limited preview in Google book search).