Dominikus_Zimmermann
Dominikus Zimmermann
German architect
Dominikus Zimmermann (30 June 1685, Gaispoint – 16 November 1766, Wies) was a German Rococo architect and stuccoist.
Dominikus Zimmermann | |
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Born | 30 June 1685 Gaispoint, Germany |
Died | 16 November 1766 (1766-11-17) (aged 81) |
Nationality | German |
Occupation(s) | Architect, stuccoist |
Dominikus Zimmermann was born in Gaispoint near Wessobrunn in 1685 and became a Baumeister (Architect) and a stuccoist. His older brother Johann Baptist Zimmermann was an architect and a frescoist. Working together they produced masterpieces such as the church at Steinhausen. Dominikus Zimmermann descended from a family of artists and craftsmen belonging to the so-called Wessobrunner School, worked first as a stuccoist and later as a master builder and architect. He lived in Landsberg am Lech, where he was mayor between 1748–53. He died near the pilgrims' church in Wies near Steingaden in 1766.
- Abbey church, Mödingen (1716–1725) in the district of Dillingen
- Old town hall (1719) and St John's Church (1752) in Landsberg am Lech
- Pilgrimage church in Steinhausen near Bad Schussenried (1728–1733)
- Church of Our Lady in Günzburg (1735–1740)
- Pilgrimage church in Wies near Steingaden (1745–54)
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