Franz Xaver Feuchtmayer
Franz Xaver Feuchtmayer was a German Baroque stucco plasterer of the Wessobrunner School.
Feuchtmayer was born in Wessobrunn, Bavaria. A member of the famous Feuchtmayer family, he was the son of Michael Feuchtmayer ; the nephew of Franz Joseph Feuchtmayer and Johann Michael Feuchtmayer ; the older brother of Johann Michael Feuchtmayer ; the cousin of Joseph Anton Feuchtmayer ; and the father of Franz Xaver Feuchtmayer .
Feuchtmayer worked alongside his brother, Johann Michael Fischer, Matthäus Günther, and Ignaz Günther to create some of the most famous churches in Bavaria and Tyrol. His style has been variously described as "lavish," "delicate," and "vigorous."Major works
Bavaria
- Augsburg—Dominican Church of St. Magdalena
- Augsburg—Schaezler Palais
- Dießen am Ammersee—Church of St. Maria
- Dießen am Ammersee—Church of St. Georgen
- Ellingen—Castle Church
- Freising—Neustift Monastery Church
- Indersdorf—Augustinian Canonry
- Rott am Inn—Benedictine Abbey Church of St. Marinus and St. Anianus
- Steinbach—Pilgrimage Church of St. Maria
- Staffelstein—Pilgrimage Church of Vierzehnheiligen
Tyrol
- Fiecht—Collegiate Church of St. Josef
- Innsbruck—Wilten Basilica
- Stams—Monastery Church of Mariae Himmelfahrt
