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Joseph Ignaz Appiani

1706 – 1785

German painter

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About Joseph Ignaz Appiani

Lived 1706 – 1785 (aged 78). Joseph Ignaz Appiani was a painter, printmaker, illustrator and artist.

Joseph Ignaz Appiani (16 October 1706 – 19 August 1785) was a South-German painter of the late Baroque era. He was the son of plasterer Pietro Francesco Appiani from Porto Ceresio, and Maria Sophia from Fürstenfeldbruck. His uncle was the plasterer Jacopo Appiani (1687–1742).

Works

Germany

Bavaria

Ceiling painting in the "White Hall" of Schloss Seehof in Memmelsdorf near Bamberg (1751–1752) Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers (1763 / 1764–1769) Jesuit Church St. Michael in Würzburg (after 1770) Triefenstein Monastery (from 1784) High altar fresco in the old parish church of St. Jakobus in Bad Kissingen, "Jakobus heals the sick on the way to his execution", signed "Appiani" on the Great Dane's collar on the left edge of the picture (from 1775) Heidenfeld Monastery Church (1783/1784)

Baden-Württemberg

Collegiate Church of the Assumption in Lindau (1749) Refectory in the Marchtal Abbey Neues Schloss (frescoes in the stairwell vault and in the hall of mirrors) and Chapel of St. Karl Borromeo of the Meersburg seminary (1761–1762) Fresco in the stairwell vault of the New Castle in MeersburgSt. Michael, former church of the Deutschordenskommende Altshausen (approx. 1758 and approx. 1766/1767) Holy Cross Chapel in Oberdorf near Konstanz (1748) Catholic parish church St. Afra in Obernheim (Zollernalb district) (1751–1754) Stadtpfarrkirche St. Blasius, Ehingen (Danube), ceiling painting with the Last Supper (1763–1766)

Upper Palatinate

Waldsassen Abbey Church (1727)

Rheinland-Pfalz

St. Peter's Church, Mainz (1755/1756)

Hesse

Bolongaropalast in Höchst (Frankfurt am Main) (1774) Parish Church of St. Peter and Paul in Bad Camberg (1778–1779)

Switzerland

Herrliberg (1732) Zürich (1732?) Arlesheim Cathedral (1759–1760)

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Court painter
Also known as
Joseph Appiani, Giuseppe Appiani, Josephus Appianus

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Joseph Ignaz Appiani?

German painter

When was Joseph Ignaz Appiani born?

Joseph Ignaz Appiani was born on 16 October 1706 in Munich.

When did Joseph Ignaz Appiani die?

Joseph Ignaz Appiani died on 19 August 1785 in Triefenstein, Mainz.

What was Joseph Ignaz Appiani's occupation?

Joseph Ignaz Appiani was a painter, printmaker, illustrator and artist.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Joseph Ignaz Appiani

· Wikidata: Q1528127

· DBpedia: Joseph Ignaz Appiani

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