Dominikus Zimmermann

Dominikus Zimmermann (30 June 1685, Gaispoint 16 November 1766, Wies) was a German Rococo architect and stuccoist.

Dominikus Zimmermann
Born30 June 1685
Gaispoint, Germany
Died16 November 1766 (1766-11-17) (aged 81)
NationalityGerman
Occupation(s)Architect, stuccoist

Life

Pilgrimage Church in Steinhausen (172831)
Interior of Wies Church, Steingaden, Germany (174554)
Wieskirche.- Pipe organs

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 Landsberg am Lech, where he was mayor between 174853. He died near the pilgrims' church in Wies near Steingaden in 1766.

Principal works


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