Joseph Anton Merz
Joseph Anton Merz (1681 – 7 January 1750) was a German Baroque painter.
Ceiling fresco in a western vault of the Church of St. John of Nepomuk
Merz was born in Marktoberdorf, in Swabia. He was active until 1734, mainly around Straubing, in Bavaria, and predominantly painted altarpieces and frescos. His better known works include a fresco cycle in the Oberalteich Abbey, and the ceiling fresco of the Church of St. John of Nepomuk in Thürnthenning (now in greater Moosthenning).
References
- K. Tyroller (1982). "Joseph Anton Merz (1681–1750)". In Fritz Markmiller and Ludwig Albrecht (ed.). Barockmaler in Niederbayern: Die Meister der Städte, Märkte und Hofmarken (in German). Pustet. ISBN 978-3-7917-0746-4.
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