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Asamkirche/St. Johann Nepomuk Church (1746)*

Artist/Designer: Egid Qurin Asam

Project Location: Germany

Figure 1: Asamkirche. Source: Poco a Poco, Asamkirche, Múnich, Alemania. 2012, Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : February 21, 2014 )
Figure 2: Asamkirche. Source: Steve Prosser, Asamkirche altar. 2013, Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : February 21, 2014 )
Figure 3: Asamkirche. Source: Daniel Noha, Asamkirche/St. Johann Nepomuk. Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : February 21, 2014 )
Figure 4: Asamkirche. Source: Dawn Spaulding. 2013, Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : February 21, 2014 )
Figure 5: Asamkirche. Source: Eric Chumachenco, Asam church, Munich: the ceiling frescoe. 2013, Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : February 21, 2014 )

Style/Period(s):
Baroque

Primary Material(s):
Stone, Wood, Paint

Function(s):
Religious Building

Related Website(s):

Significant Date(s):
No Significant Date Assigned.

Additional Information:
Publications/Texts in Print-

Kaufmann, Thomas DaCosta. Court, Cloister, and City: The Art of Central Europe, 1450-1800. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1995.
Nohbauer, Hans F. Munich, City of the Arts. München : Hirmer, 1994.
Tarabara, Daniela. European Art of the Eighteenth Century. Los Angeles : J. Paul Getty Museum, 2008.


Additional Information-

Building Address
Sendlinger Str. 32, 80331 München, Germany

Supporting Designers

Ceiling Fresco by Cosmas Damian Asam
Angels sculpted by Ignaz Günther

Significant Dates

Built between 1733-1746

Tags
Baroque, Germany, Church, Wood, Paint, Frescoe

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