Cosmas Damian Asam | |
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Born | |
Died | May 10, 1739 | (aged 52)
Nationality | German |
Style | Baroque |
Cosmas Damian Asam (29 September 1686 – 10 May 1739) was a German painter and architect during the late Baroque period. [1] Born in Benediktbeuern, he lived in Rome from 1711 to 1713 to study at the Accademia di San Luca with Carlo Maratta. [1] In 1713, Asam won the Academy's first prize for his drawing of Miracle of Saint Pio. [1] In Germany, he worked with his brother Egid Quirin, a sculptor and stucco worker, on building and decorating entirely new churches (such as the Asam Church in Munich) or redesigning churches in the Baroque style ( Regensburg— Benedictine Monastery Church of St. Emmeram). [1] Their joint projects are often attributed to the " Asam Brothers". Cosmas Damian died in Munich.
The Asam Brothers, singularly and together, were very prolific artists. They typically worked for Benedictine monasteries, though they occasionally took secular commissions. [1] Cosmas Damian's altar depicting The Vision of St. Benedict in Weltenburg— Monastery Church of St. George and St. Martin is thought to be the first realistic depiction of a solar eclipse in Western art history. [2] Some of the major works of Cosmas Damian are the following.
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Cosmas Damian Asam | |
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Born | |
Died | May 10, 1739 | (aged 52)
Nationality | German |
Style | Baroque |
Cosmas Damian Asam (29 September 1686 – 10 May 1739) was a German painter and architect during the late Baroque period. [1] Born in Benediktbeuern, he lived in Rome from 1711 to 1713 to study at the Accademia di San Luca with Carlo Maratta. [1] In 1713, Asam won the Academy's first prize for his drawing of Miracle of Saint Pio. [1] In Germany, he worked with his brother Egid Quirin, a sculptor and stucco worker, on building and decorating entirely new churches (such as the Asam Church in Munich) or redesigning churches in the Baroque style ( Regensburg— Benedictine Monastery Church of St. Emmeram). [1] Their joint projects are often attributed to the " Asam Brothers". Cosmas Damian died in Munich.
The Asam Brothers, singularly and together, were very prolific artists. They typically worked for Benedictine monasteries, though they occasionally took secular commissions. [1] Cosmas Damian's altar depicting The Vision of St. Benedict in Weltenburg— Monastery Church of St. George and St. Martin is thought to be the first realistic depiction of a solar eclipse in Western art history. [2] Some of the major works of Cosmas Damian are the following.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link)