Johann Georg Melchior Schmidtner (1625 - 1705) was a German
Baroque painter.
He became a pupil of the painter
Johann Heinrich Schönfeld
Johann Heinrich Schönfeld (1609–1684) was a German painter in the Baroque style.
Biography
He was the son of Johann Baptist Schönfeld (?-1635); a goldsmith. From birth, he was blind in his left eye and could only use his right hand for sim ...
, and spent 15 years in Italy. Schmidtner is known for his altarpieces in churches near his home in Augsburg.
Works
* Die Sieben Geschenke des Heiligen Geistes (1685; Augsburg,
Schaezlerpalais
The Schaezlerpalais is a baroque palace in Augsburg. The palace extends far back from the street, encompassing dozens of rooms, courtyards and gardens. The gilded mirrored ballroom was built between 1765-1770 and has survived intact. it is widely r ...
)
* Aufnahme des Hl. Martin in den Himmel (1690; Hauptaltarbild von St. Martin in
Lamerdingen
Lamerdingen is a municipality in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria in Germany. The town has a municipal association with Buchloe
Buchloe (; Swabian: ''Buechla'') is a community raised to town status in 1954, lying in Ostallgäu district in ...
)
* Kreuzabnahme Christi (1685; Hauptaltarbild von St. Wolfgang in
Mickhausen
Mickhausen is a municipality in the district of Augsburg in Bavaria in Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps ...
)
*
Maria Knotenlöserin (1687; Augsburg,
St. Peter am Perlach)
Literature
* Claudia Madel: ''Die Nachfolge Johann Heinrich Schönfelds unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Maler Johann Georg Melchior Schmidtner und Johann Georg Knappich'', 1987 (Dissertation)
Findhinweis* Denis André Chevalley: ''Der Dom zu Augsburg'', Band 1 von ''Kunstdenkmäler von Bayern'', Oldenbourg Verlag, 1995, Seite 526,
* Sibylle Appuhn-Radtke: ''Visuelle Medien im Dienst der Gesellschaft Jesu'', Schnell und Steiner, 2000, Seiten 156 und 157,
Ausschnitte aus der Quelle* Peter Stoll: ''Darstellungen des hl. Martin aus dem Umkreis von Johann Heinrich Schönfeld in Jengen und Langenneufnach''. Universitätsbibliothek, Augsburg 201
Volltext
References
External links
*
ttp://www.grabler.info/augsburg/knotenloeserin/knotenloeserin.htm Webseite zum Gnadenbild ''Maria Knotenlöserin'', mit Hinweis auf den Maler und Angaben zur Kopie in Argentinien
{{DEFAULTSORT:Schmidtner, Johann Georg Melchior
1625 births
1705 deaths
German Baroque painters
Artists from Augsburg
Painters from Bavaria