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{{short description|German plasterer and sculptor}}
{{short description|German plasterer and sculptor}}
{{Infobox artist
{{Infobox artist
| name = Egid Quirin Asam
| name = Egid Quirin Asam
| birth_date = {{birth date|1692|09|1|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1692|09|1|df=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1750|04|29|1692|09|1|df=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1750|04|29|1692|09|1|df=y}}
| nationality = German
| nationality = German
| education =
| education =
| alma_mater =
| alma_mater =
| known_for = Sculptures
| known_for = Sculptures
| birth_place = [[Tegernsee]], [[Bavaria]]
| death_place = [[Mannheim]], [[Baden-Württemberg]]
| style = Late Baroque and Rococo
| image = Diözesanmuseum Freising Portrait Egid Qurin Asam.jpg
}}
}}


[[Image:Asam-kirche 1.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Asamkirche (München)|Asamkirche]] in [[Munich]]]]
[[Image:Asam-kirche 1.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Asamkirche (München)|Asam Church]] in [[Munich]]]]
[[Image:Muenchen Asamkirche 2005b.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Interior of the Asamkirche]]
[[Image:Muenchen Asamkirche 2005b.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Interior of the Asam Church]]
[[Image:Germany München Asam Church.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Window over the [[high altar]] in the Asamkirche]]
[[Image:Germany München Asam Church.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Window over the [[high altar]] in the Asam Church]]
'''Egid Quirin Asam''' (1 September 1692 – 29 April 1750)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hitchcock |first=Henry-Russell |title=Rococo Architecture in Southern Germany |publisher=Phaidon |year=1968 |isbn=9780714813394 |pages=19-20}}</ref> was a [[Germans|German]] [[plasterer]] and [[sculptor]] active during the period of the [[Baroque sculpture|Late Baroque]].
'''Egid Quirin Asam''' (1 September 1692 – 29 April 1750)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hitchcock |first=Henry-Russell |title=Rococo Architecture in Southern Germany |publisher=Phaidon |year=1968 |isbn=9780714813394 |pages=19–20}}</ref> was a [[Germans|German]] [[plasterer]], [[sculptor]], architect, and painter.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last1=Manca |first1=Joseph |title=1000 Sculptures of Genius |last2=Bade |first2=Patrick |last3=Costello |first3=Sarah |publisher=Sirrocco |year=2007 |isbn=9781844842155 |pages=511}}</ref> He was active during the [[Baroque sculpture|Late Baroque]] and [[Rococo]] periods.<ref>Hitchcock (1968), pp. 19-22.</ref>


Born in [[Tegernsee]], [[Bavaria]], Asam worked mainly together with his brother, the architect and painter [[Cosmas Damian Asam]]. Because of this, their common work is often attributed to the [[Asam Brothers]]. Asam died in [[Mannheim]].
Born in [[Tegernsee]], [[Bavaria]],<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Bazin |first=Germain |title=The History of World Sculpture |publisher=New York Graphic Society |year=1968 |pages=410}}</ref> Asam worked mainly together with his brother, the architect and painter [[Cosmas Damian Asam]]. Because of this, their common work is often attributed to the [[Asam Brothers]]. Asam died in [[Mannheim]], [[Baden-Württemberg]].<ref name=":1" />

== Biography ==
Egid Quirin Asam was born on 1 September 1692, in Tegernsee, Bavaria, and baptised the same day.<ref>Hitchcock (1968), p. 232.</ref> 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.<ref name=":0" />


==Major works==
==Major works==
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*[[Osterhofen Abbey]]&mdash;Papal Basilica of St. Margaretha (stucco and high altar)
*[[Osterhofen Abbey]]&mdash;Papal Basilica of St. Margaretha (stucco and high altar)
*[[Regensburg]]&mdash;[[St. Emmeram's Abbey|Benedictine Monastery Church of St. Emmeram]] (stucco)
*[[Regensburg]]&mdash;[[St. Emmeram's Abbey|Benedictine Monastery Church of St. Emmeram]] (stucco)
*[[Rohr in Niederbayern|Rohr]]&mdash;Monastery Church of Assumption (high altar) (ca. 1717)
*[[Rohr in Niederbayern|Rohr]]&mdash;Monastery Church of Assumption (high altar) ({{Circa|1717}})
*[[Sandizell]]&mdash;Parish Church of St. Peter (high altar)
*[[Sandizell]]&mdash;Parish Church of St. Peter (high altar)
*[[Straubing]]&mdash;Urselinenkirche (architect)
*[[Straubing]]&mdash;Urselinenkirche (architect)
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==References==
==References==
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* {{cite book | last1=Manca | first1=J. | last2=Bade | first2=P. | last3=Costello | first3=S. | title=1000 Scupltures of Genius | publisher=Parkstone International | year=2014 | isbn=978-1-78310-933-3 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a17vBgAAQBAJ&pg=PT1289 | access-date=2022-07-10}}

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Latest revision as of 12:03, 4 April 2024

Egid Quirin Asam
Born(1692-09-01)1 September 1692
Tegernsee, Bavaria
Died29 April 1750(1750-04-29) (aged 57)
Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg
NationalityGerman
Known forSculptures
StyleLate Baroque and Rococo
Asam Church in Munich
Interior of the Asam Church
Window over the high altar in the Asam Church

Egid Quirin Asam (1 September 1692 – 29 April 1750)[1] was a German plasterer, sculptor, architect, and painter.[2] He was active during the Late Baroque and Rococo periods.[3]

Born in Tegernsee, Bavaria,[4] Asam worked mainly together with his brother, the architect and painter Cosmas Damian Asam. Because of this, their common work is often attributed to the Asam Brothers. Asam died in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg.[4]

Biography

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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

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The Asam Brothers, singularly and together, were very prolific artists. Some of their major works were:

Bavaria

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Baden-Württemberg

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  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ Hitchcock, Henry-Russell (1968). Rococo Architecture in Southern Germany. Phaidon. pp. 19–20. ISBN 9780714813394.
  2. ^ a b Manca, Joseph; Bade, Patrick; Costello, Sarah (2007). 1000 Sculptures of Genius. Sirrocco. p. 511. ISBN 9781844842155.
  3. ^ Hitchcock (1968), pp. 19-22.
  4. ^ a b Bazin, Germain (1968). The History of World Sculpture. New York Graphic Society. p. 410.
  5. ^ Hitchcock (1968), p. 232.


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