Dominikus Zimmermann

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Pilgrimage Church in Steinhausen (1728-31)

Interior of Wies Church, Steingaden, Germany

Dominikus Zimmermann (June 30, 1685, Gaispoint–November 16, 1766, Wies) was a German Rococo architect and stuccoist.

Life

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 1748-1753. He died near the pilgrims' church in Wies near Steingaden in 1766.

Principal works

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)

External links

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Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 54941611 LCCN: n85127320 ISNI: 0000 0000 6677 6806 GND: 118636928 ULAN: 500006492

Persondata
Name	Zimmermann, Dominikus
Alternative names
Short description	German architect
Date of birth	1685
Place of birth
Date of death	1766
Place of death

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