Christoph Thomas Scheffler
Christoph Thomas Scheffler (sometimes written ''Schäffler'', December 20, 1699 – January 25, 1756) was a German painter of the
rococo
Rococo (, also ), less commonly Roccoco or Late Baroque, is an exceptionally ornamental and theatrical style of architecture, art and decoration which combines asymmetry, scrolling curves, gilding, white and pastel colours, sculpted moulding, ...
period. He is best known for his
frescoes.
Scheffler was born in
Mainburg and learned the trade of a painter from his father Wolfgang Scheffler. Between 1719 and 1722, he worked as a journeyman for
Cosmas Damian Asam
Cosmas Damian Asam (29 September 1686 – 10 May 1739) was a German painter and architect during the late Baroque period. Born in Benediktbeuern, he lived in Rome from 1711 to 1713 to study at the Accademia di San Luca with Carlo Maratt ...
. In 1722, he joined the
Jesuit Order
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as a
lay brother
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and painted several churches for the order. After he had left the order in 1728, he settled in
Augsburg
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, where he died in 1756.
Among his works are the frescoes of the church in
Heusenstamm
Heusenstamm () is a town of over 18,000 people in the Offenbach district in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany.
Geography
Location
Heusenstamm is one of 13 towns and communities in the Offenbach district. The town li ...
, which was built by
Balthasar Neumann for the
Schönborn-Heusenstamm family, and those of the
St. Paulinus' Church in
Trier
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, funded by
Elector
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Franz Georg von Schönborn
Franz Georg von Schönborn-Buchheim (15 June 1682 – 18 January 1756) was the Archbishop-Elector of Trier from 1729 until 1756, and the Prince-Bishop of Worms and Prince-Provost of Ellwangen from 1732 until 1756.
Biography
Franz Georg was bo ...
. The frescoes in the chapel of the
Deutschhaus in Mainz, painted by Scheffler, were destroyed during
World War II
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.
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1699 births
1756 deaths
People from Kelheim (district)
18th-century German painters
18th-century German male artists
German male painters
Fresco painters
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