Matthias Munggenast

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Matthias Munggenast (born February 12, 1729 in St. Pölten ; † April 22, 1798 ibid) was an Austrian baroque master builder.

Life

Matthias Munggenast was born as the second son of Joseph Munggenast and took over the family business after the death of his brother Franz Munggenast in 1748. Artistically he did not come close to his father and brother, got into financial difficulties in the late 1760s and died completely impoverished at the age of 70.

Works

Vicarage in Tisza
  • Fridau Castle , 1750–1754
  • District Office St. Pölten, 1754–1756
  • Town houses in St. Pölten, 1756–1785
  • Baroque castle Lilienhof, Stattersdorf, 1756/57
  • Brand-Laaben parish church, 1758
  • Library and sacristy in the Servite Monastery Jeutendorf , 1762
  • Rectory and beneficiary house in Tisza, 1763
  • High altar and tower of the Herzogenburg collegiate church (with M. Hefele), from 1765
  • Extension of the Institute of the English Misses in St. Pölten, 1767–1769

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Biography in the Lower Austria Lexicon accessed on September 8, 2014
personal data
SURNAME Munggenast, Matthias
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian baroque master builder
DATE OF BIRTH February 12, 1729
PLACE OF BIRTH St. Polten
DATE OF DEATH April 22, 1798
Place of death St. Polten