Joseph Anton Merz

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Ceiling fresco in a western vault of the Church of St. John of Nepomuk
Ceiling fresco in a western vault of the Church of St. John of Nepomuk

Joseph Anton Merz (1681 – January 7, 1750) was a German Baroque painter.

Merz was born in Marktoberdorf, in Swabia. He was active until 1734, mainly around Straubing, in Bavaria, and predominantly painted altarpieces and frescos. His better known works include a fresco cycle in the Oberalteich Abbey, and the ceiling fresco of the Church of St. John of Nepomuk in Thürnthenning (now in greater Moosthenning).

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  • (German) K. Tyroller (1982). "Joseph Anton Merz (1681–1750)". Barockmaler in Niederbayern: Die Meister der Städte, Märkte und Hofmarken. Ed. Fritz Markmiller and Ludwig Albrecht. Pustet. ISBN 9783791707464. 

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