Dominikus Zimmermann

For other uses of "Zimmermann", see Zimmermann (disambiguation).

Pilgrimage Church in Steinhausen (1728-31)

Interior of Wies Church, Steingaden, Germany

Dominikus Zimmermann (June 30, 1685, Gaispoint–November 16, 1766, Wies) was a German Rococo architect 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 such as the church at Steinhausen. Dominikus Zimmermann descended from a family of artists and craftsmen belonging to the so-called Wessobrunner School, worked first as a stuccoist and later as a master builder and architect. He lived in Landsberg am Lech, where he was mayor between 1748-1753. He died near the pilgrims' church in Wies near Steingaden in 1766.

Principal works

• Abbey church, Mödingen (1716-1725) in the district of Dillingen
• Old town hall (1719) and St John's Church (1752) in Landsberg am Lech
• Pilgrimage church in Steinhausen near Bad Schussenried (1728-1733)
• Church of Our Lady in Günzburg (1735-1740)
• Pilgrimage church in Wies near Steingaden (1745-54)

External links

• Dominikus Zimmermann at the archINFORM database

Persondata
Name	Zimmermann, Dominikus
Alternative names
Short description	German architect
Date of birth	1685
Place of birth
Date of death	1766
Place of death