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Egid Quirin Asam (1 September 1692 (baptized) – 29 April 1750) was a German plasterer and sculptor active during the period of the Late Baroque.

Egid Quirin Asam
Born	(1692-09-01)1 September 1692
Died	29 April 1750(1750-04-29) (aged 57)
Nationality	German
Known for	Sculptures

Born in Tegernsee, Bavaria, Asam worked mainly together with his brother, the architect and painter Cosmas Damian Asam. Because of this, their common work is often attributed to the Asam Brothers. Asam died in Mannheim.

Major works

The Asam Brothers, singularly and together, were very prolific artists. Some of their major works were:

Bavaria

• Aldersbach—Monastery Church of Mariae Himmelfahrt (stucco of swirling garlands and capitals and pillars in the Italian Baroque tradition)
• Benediktbeuern—Church of St. Benedikt (silver reliquary of St. Anastasia)
• Freising—Dom St. Maria and St. Korbinian (rococo paintings and stucco) (1723–1724)
• Freystadt—Pilgrimage Church of Maria-Hilf (frescoes)
• Fürstenfeldbruck—Monastery Church of the Ascension of the Blessed Virgin (side altars and high altar)
• Munich—Franciscan Monastery Church of St. Anna im Lehel (altars)
• Munich—Catholic Church of St. Johann Nepomuk (Asam Church) (built and decorated entirely by the Asam Brothers) (1733–1746)
• Munich—Parish Church of St. Peter (furnishings)
• Osterhofen Abbey—Papal Basilica of St. Margaretha (stucco and high altar)
• Regensburg—Benedictine Monastery Church of St. Emmeram (stucco)
• Rohr—Monastery Church of Assumption (high altar) (ca. 1717)
• Sandizell—Parish Church of St. Peter (high altar)
• Straubing—Urselinenkirche (architect)
• Weltenburg—Monastery Church of St. George and St. Martin (stucco, high altar, side altars) (1716–1724)

Baden-Württemberg

• Mannheim—Jesuit Church of St. Ignatius and St. Francis Xavier (ceiling and dome paintings, now destroyed)
• Meßkirch—Johann Nepomuk Chapel in Basilica St. Martin (decorations) (1733–1734)

Austria

• Innsbruck—Innsbruck Cathedral (Dom zu St. Jakob) (rococo stucco) (1722–1723)

References

• Manca, J.; Bade, P.; Costello, S. (2014). 1000 Scupltures of Genius. Parkstone International. ISBN 978-1-78310-933-3. Retrieved 2022-07-10.

На других языках

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[de] Egid Quirin Asam

Egid Quirin Asam (getauft 1. September 1692 in Tegernsee; † 29. April 1750 in Mannheim) war ein deutscher Maler, bedeutender Stuckateur und Bildhauer des Spätbarocks.

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- [en] Egid Quirin Asam

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[es] Egid Quirin Asam

Egid Quirin Asam (1 de septiembre de 1692 (bautizado) - 29 de abril de 1750) fue un yesista y escultor alemán activo durante el periodo del Barroco tardío.

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[it] Egid Quirin Asam

Egid Quirin Asam, italianizzato in Egidio Quirino (Tegernsee, 1º settembre 1692 – Mannheim, 29 aprile 1750), è stato un architetto e scultore tedesco, tra i massimi esponenti del rococò nella Germania meridionale.

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