Dominikus Zimmermann (30 June 1685, Gaispoint – 16 November 1766, Wies) was a German

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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

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, where he was mayor between 1748–53. 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

*Pilgrimage church in Steinhausen near Bad Schussenried (1728–1733) *Church of Our Lady in

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(1735–1740) *Pilgrimage church in Wies near Steingaden (1745–54)

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* 1685 births 1766 deaths 18th-century German architects German Roman Catholics Rococo architects People from Weilheim-Schongau Bavarian architects Architects of Roman Catholic churches {{Germany-architect-stub