Simpert Kraemer

Simpert Kraemer , also Kramer (born October 2, 1679 in Bichel near Weißensee near Füssen, † January 14, 1753 in Edelstetten near Krumbach, today in Neuburg an der Kammel ) was a German builder and architect of the Baroque era .

life and work

As the eldest son of Mang Kraemer, he first completed an apprenticeship as a bricklayer and then went on a guild wandering with his brother. At that time, the father was entrusted with building a new church tower in Edelstetten , so that Simpert Kraemer also came to Edelstetten and carried out various assignments there.

West facade of the Catholic parish church and former collegiate church of St. Johannes Baptist and Johannes Evangelist in Edelstetten

In 1708 Kraemer was commissioned to take over the construction of the new collegiate church of St. Johannes Baptist and Johannes Evangelist in Edelstetten, which had been designed by Christoph Vogt. The stucco work inside the church was also installed by Kraemer. In addition to working with Vogt, Kraemer also gained notoriety outside of Edelstetten and was given tasks there. He made a name for himself as an architect and planner in Krumbach , Pfaffenhausen , Burtenbach and Neuburg an der Kammel , for example .

His main works are the monastery complex and monastery church of Ottobeuren and the monastery church Roggenburg , the latter together with his son and successor Johann Martin Kraemer .

Kraemer was married to Gaudentia Greiner and had twelve children with her.

The state high school in Krumbach bears his name.

Works

• Stucco work in Kronburg Castle , Kronburg near Memmingen, 1705
• Collegiate Church of St. Johannes Baptist and Johannes Evangelist , Edelstetten, based on plans by Christoph Vogt, 1708–1712
• Parish Church of St. Mary of the Assumption, Deisenhausen- Unterbleichen , 1712–1713
• Parish church on Theinselberg near Lachen, based on plans by Christoph Vogt, 1713–1715, nave 1723 (burnt down in 1746)
• Stucco work in the nave of the parish church of St. Anna, Dinkelscherben , 1717
• Ottobeuren monastery complex , 1717–1724
• Filial church St. Nikolaus, Kammeltal-Hammerstetten, –1720
• Parish Church of St. Stephan (repair and expansion), Hawangen, 1722
• Pilgrimage church Maria Vesperbild , Ziemetshausen, 1725 (broken off in 1754)
• Parish Church of St. Peter and Paul , Benningen, 1725–1729
• Chapel of St. Franz von Paula , Mindelheim-Unggenried, 1726 (attributed)
• Rectory (Attenhausen) , 1730
• Gasthaus zum Schwanen, Burtenbach , around 1730 (attributed)
• Parish Church of St. Johann Baptist , Ungerhausen, 1734–1738
• Pfarrhof, Krumbach- Attenhausen , 1730 (attributed)
• Pilgrimage Church of All Saints (nave), Jettingen-Scheppach , 1731–1732
• Parish Church of the Assumption of Mary (reconstruction and stucco work), Neuburg an der Kammel , 1733
• Niederraunau Castle , Krumbach-Nierraunau, 1733 (attributed)
• Parish Church of St. Thomas of Canterbury , Krumbach-Edenhausen, 1735
• Collegiate Church of St. Alexander and Theodor , Ottobeuren, 1736–1749 (successor from 1748: Johann Michael Fischer )
• Official building in Ottobeuren, 1739
• Parish Church of St. Peter (floor plan and estimate), Markt Rettenbach-Altisried, 1741–1743
• Elevation of the tower of the parish church St. Michael , Krumbach, 1750
• Roggenburg Abbey Church , 1752–1757 (with his son Johann Martin Kraemer)

literature

• Norbert Lieb :  Kraemer, Simpert. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 12, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1980, ISBN 3-428-00193-1 , p. 637 f. ( Digitized version ).

Web links

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