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{{short description|German plasterer and sculptor}}
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[[Image:Asam-kirche 1.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Asamkirche (München)|Asamkirche]] in [[Munich]]]]
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| name = Egid Quirin Asam
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[[Image:Muenchen Asamkirche 2005b.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Interior of the Asamkirche]]
| birth_date = {{birth date|1692|09|1|df=y}}
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[[Image:Germany München Asam Church.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Window over the [[high altar]] in the Asamkirche]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1750|04|29|1692|09|1|df=y}}
'''Egid Quirin Asam''' (1 September 1692 (baptized) - 29 April 1750) was a [[Germans|German]] [[plasterer]] and [[sculptor]] active during the period of the [[Baroque sculpture|Late Baroque]].
| nationality = German
| education =
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| 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
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[[Image:Asam-kirche 1.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Asamkirche (München)|Asam Church]] in [[Munich]]]]
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[[Image:Muenchen Asamkirche 2005b.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Interior of the Asam Church]]
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[[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]], [[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>

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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 ==
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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]].
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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*[[Munich]]&mdash;[[Asamkirche (München)|Catholic Church of St. Johann Nepomuk]] (Asam Church) (built and decorated entirely by the Asam Brothers) (1733&ndash;1746)
*[[Munich]]&mdash;[[Asamkirche (München)|Catholic Church of St. Johann Nepomuk]] (Asam Church) (built and decorated entirely by the Asam Brothers) (1733&ndash;1746)
*[[Munich]]&mdash;[[St. Peter's Church, München|Parish Church of St. Peter]] (furnishings)
*[[Munich]]&mdash;[[St. Peter's Church, München|Parish Church of St. Peter]] (furnishings)
*[[Osterhofen]]&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]]&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)
*[[Kelheim|Weltenburg]]&mdash;[[Weltenburg Abbey|Monastery Church of St. George and St. Martin]] (stucco, high altar, side altars) (1716&ndash;1724)
*[[Kelheim|Weltenburg]]&mdash;[[Weltenburg Abbey|Monastery Church of St. George and St. Martin]] (stucco, high altar, side altars) (1716&ndash;1724)


===Baden-Würrtemberg===
===Baden-Württemberg===
*Mannheim&mdash;Jesuit Church of St. Ignatius and St. Francis Xavier (ceiling and dome paintings, now destroyed)
*Mannheim&mdash;Jesuit Church of St. Ignatius and St. Francis Xavier (ceiling and dome paintings, now destroyed)
*[[Meßkirch]]&mdash;Johann Nepomuk Chapel in Basilica St. Martin (decorations) (1733&ndash;1734)
*[[Meßkirch]]&mdash;Johann Nepomuk Chapel in Basilica St. Martin (decorations) (1733&ndash;1734)
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*[[Innsbruck]]&mdash;[[Innsbruck Cathedral]] (Dom zu St. Jakob) (rococo stucco) (1722&ndash;1723)
*[[Innsbruck]]&mdash;[[Innsbruck Cathedral]] (Dom zu St. Jakob) (rococo stucco) (1722&ndash;1723)


==References==
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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.


Germany

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