Egid Quirin Asam
Egid Quirin Asam | |
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| Born | 1 September 1692 |
| Died | 29 April 1750 (aged 57) |
| Nationality | German |
| Known for | Sculptures |
| Style | Late Baroque and Rococo |
Asam Church in Munich
high altar
in the Asam ChurchEgid Quirin Asam (1 September 1692 – 29 April 1750)
Born in
Biography
Egid Quirin Asam was born on 1 September 1692, in Tegernsee, Bavaria, and baptised the same day.[5] His father was Hans Georg Asam (1649–1741) and his mother was Maria Theresia Asam. Among his eight siblings were Cosmas Damian Asam and Maria Salome Asam.[2]
Major works
The Asam Brothers, singularly and together, were very prolific artists. Some of their major works were:
Bavaria
- Aldersbach—Monastery Church of Mariae Himmelfahrt (stucco of swirling garlands and capitals and pillars in the Italian Baroque tradition)
- Benediktbeuern—Church of St. Benedikt (silver reliquary of St. Anastasia)
- Freising—Dom St. Maria and St. Korbinian (rococo paintings and stucco) (1723–1724)
- Freystadt—Pilgrimage Church of Maria-Hilf (frescoes)
- Fürstenfeldbruck—Monastery Church of the Ascension of the Blessed Virgin (side altars and high altar)
- Franciscan Monastery Church of St. Anna im Lehel(altars)
- Catholic Church of St. Johann Nepomuk(Asam Church) (built and decorated entirely by the Asam Brothers) (1733–1746)
- Parish Church of St. Peter(furnishings)
- Osterhofen Abbey—Papal Basilica of St. Margaretha (stucco and high altar)
- Benedictine Monastery Church of St. Emmeram(stucco)
- Rohr—Monastery Church of Assumption (high altar) (c. 1717)
- Sandizell—Parish Church of St. Peter (high altar)
- Straubing—Urselinenkirche (architect)
- Weltenburg—Monastery Church of St. George and St. Martin (stucco, high altar, side altars) (1716–1724)
Baden-Württemberg
- Mannheim—Jesuit Church of St. Ignatius and St. Francis Xavier (ceiling and dome paintings, now destroyed)
- Meßkirch—Johann Nepomuk Chapel in Basilica St. Martin (decorations) (1733–1734)
Austria
- Innsbruck—Innsbruck Cathedral (Dom zu St. Jakob) (rococo stucco) (1722–1723)
References
- ISBN 9780714813394.
- ^ ISBN 9781844842155.
- ^ Hitchcock (1968), pp. 19-22.
- ^ a b Bazin, Germain (1968). The History of World Sculpture. New York Graphic Society. p. 410.
- ^ Hitchcock (1968), p. 232.
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