Matthäus Günther
Matthäus Günther was an important German painter and artist of the Baroque and Rococo era.
Günther, who was born in Peissenberg, helped develop the rococo style of painting in Bavaria and Tyrol, working on over 40 churches. His known work includes about 70 frescoes and 25 panels. In particular, he was known for his lifelike imagery and lively coloring.
Günther studied in Munich from 1723 to 1728 with Cosmas Damian Asam, the older of the two Asam brothers, and perfected his fresco painting in Augsburg. He frequently worked with some of the greatest artists of his time, including the architect Johann Michael Fischer and the plasterer Johann Michael Feuchtmayer and his brother Franz Xaver. He died in Haid near Wessobrunn.Major works
Bavaria
- Amorbach—Benedictine Abbey Church of St. Maria
- Dießen am Ammersee—Church of St. Georgen
- Friedberg—Pilgrimage Church of the Peace of the Lord
- Garmisch-Partenkirchen—New Parish Church of St. Martin
- Greisstätt-Altenhohenau—Monastery Church of St. Peter and St. Paul
- Indersdorf—Augustinian Canonry
- Mittenwald—Parish Church of St. Peter and St. Paul
- Oberammergau—Catholic Parish Church
- Polling bei Weilheim—Lay brothers' refectory of the Augustinian Canonry Church
- Rott am Inn—Benedictine Abbey Church of St. Marinus and St. Anianus
- Rottenbuch—Augustinian Church of Birth of the Virgin
- Schongau—Parish Church of Mariae Himmelfahrt
- Wessobrunn—Kreuzberg Chapel
- Wessobrunn—Pilgrimage Church of St. Leonhard im Forst
- Würzburg—Pilgrimage Church of St. Maria
Tyrol
- Fieberbrunn—Chapel of Johann Nepomuk
- Fiecht—Collegiate Church of St. Josef
- Götzens—Parish Church of the Apostles Peter and Paul
- Grins—Parish Church of St. Nikolaus
- Innsbruck—Chapel of Schloss Mentelberg
- Innsbruck—Wilten Basilica
- Rattenberg—Parish Church of St. Virgil
