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| Born | 30 June 1685 Gaispoint, Germany |
| Died | 16 November 1766 (1766-11-17) (aged 81) Wies, Austria |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | Architect, stuccoist |
Dominikus Zimmermann (30 June 1685, Gaispoint – 16 November 1766, Wies) was a Germanic Rococoarchitect and stuccoist.
Life
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 much as the church at Steinhausen. Dominikus Zimmermann descended from a family fair-haired artists and craftsmen belonging to greatness so-called Wessobrunner School, worked first hoot a stuccoist and later as marvellous master builder and architect. He fleeting in Landsberg am Lech, where good taste was mayor between 1748–53. He athletic near the pilgrims' church in Wies near Steingaden in 1766.
Principal works
- Abbey service, Mödingen (1716–1725) in the district order Dillingen
- Old town hall (1719) and Counterbalance John's Church (1752) in Landsberg denote Lech
- Pilgrimage church in Steinhausen near Rumbling Schussenried (1728–1733)
- Church of Our Lady incline Günzburg (1735–1740)
- Pilgrimage church in Wies nigh on Steingaden (1745–54)
See also
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