Johann Georg Melchior Schmittner
Johann Georg Melchior Schmidtner (1625 – 1705) was a German Baroque painter. • Illustration — Mary Untier of Knots He became a pupil of the painter Johann Heinrich Schönfeld, and spent 15 years in Italy. Schmidtner is known for his altarpieces in churches near his home in Augsburg.
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Johann Georg Melchior Schmittner
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- Name
- Johann Georg Melchior Schmittner
- Born
- 1625
- Birthplace
- Augsburg
- Died
- 1705
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- painter
- Languages
- German
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• Name — Johann Georg Melchior Schmittner • Born — 1625 • Birthplace — Augsburg • Died — 1705 • Place of death — Augsburg
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• Die Sieben Geschenke des Heiligen Geistes (1685; Augsburg, Schaezlerpalais) • Aufnahme des Hl. Martin in den Himmel (1690; Hauptaltarbild von St. Martin in Lamerdingen) • Kreuzabnahme Christi (1685; Hauptaltarbild von St. Wolfgang in Mickhausen) • Maria Knotenlöserin (1687; Augsburg, St. Peter am Perlach)
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• Claudia Madel: Die Nachfolge Johann Heinrich Schönfelds unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Maler Johann Georg Melchior Schmidtner und Johann Georg Knappich, 1987 (Dissertation); Findhinweis • Denis André Chevalley: Der Dom zu Augsburg, Band 1 von Kunstdenkmäler von Bayern, Oldenbourg Verlag, 1995, Seite 526, • Sibylle Appuhn-Radtke: Visuelle Medien im Dienst der Gesellschaft Jesu, Schnell und Steiner, 2000, Seiten 156 und 157; Ausschnitte aus der Quelle • Peter Stoll: Darstellungen des hl. Martin aus dem Umkreis von Johann Heinrich Schönfeld in Jengen und Langenneufnach. Universitätsbibliothek, Augsburg 2014 Volltext
Ewiges Licht vor dem Hauptaltar der St. Wolfgang Kirche in Mickhausen. Gemälde von Johann Georg Melchior Schmidtner am Hochaltar dahinter.
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