Artworks Catalogue

Location

Germany, Bavaria, Munich

Catholic parish church St Michael in Munich, Berg am Laim (Kath. Pfarrkirche St. Michael in München, Berg am Laim)

Artwork

The large side altar (south) Holy family in the catholic parish church, former court-, knightsorder- and archbrotherhood church of St Michael in Munich, Berg am Laim

Type

Side altar

Dimensions

Height: 1074 cm, width: 722 cm

Critical History

27. 3. 1758 contract with J.B. Straub for the large side altars (together 1100 fl.). In September 1759 transport of the statues and decorative elements in eight carts and probably also erection of the side altars. The altars of St. Mary and St. John Nepomuk, which had been provisionally erected instead of the large side altars, were moved to their current location. The painting of the architecture of the large side altars was made in 1762 by Johann Michael Kaufmann (1000 fl.).1 Who the Kistler of the two large side altars was is not known. Brünner mentions Ignaz Settele, who had his workshop next to the Straub (Hackenstr.10) and was Straub's best man in 1743. 2

Altarpiece already 1746/47 by J. G. Winter (150 fl.).

The large side altar (south) with altarpiece of the Holy family accompanied by statues of the apostles Philippus (left) and Bartholomew (right). In the crowning gloriole with cross of Christ, adored by St John of the Cross (left) and St John Capistran (right). 3 The two large side altars are nearlly identical. The pillar / column axes are tilted and thus the curvature of the room is recorded. The altars arrange very unspectacular with the room. All the side altars are connect by a complete apostles cycle.

Construction / Execution

Wood, colored with naturalistic incarnation, the altar architecture marbled. The clothes gilded, gilded tabernacle and gloriole

Components

Carpentry

Large side altar (north) Holy family of the catholic parish church, former court-,knightsorder- and archbrotherhood church of St Michael in Munich, Berg-am-Laim

Author: Franz Ignaz Settele

Completed: 1758 – ca. 1759

Patron(s): owner, monastery

Technique(s): sawing

Material(s): wood

Sculpture

Large side altar (north) Holy family of the catholic parish church, former court-,knights' order- and archbrotherhood church of St. Michael in Munich, Berg-am-Laim

Author: Johann Baptist Straub (Wiesensteig ca. 1704 – Munich 1784)

Completed: 1758 – ca. 1759

Patron(s): owner, monastery

Technique(s): wood carving

Material(s): wood

Polychromy

Large side altar (north) Holy family of the catholic parish church, former court-,knightsorder- and archbrotherhood church of St Michael in Munich, Berg-am-Laim

Author: Johan Michael Kaufmann

Completed: ca. 1762 – ca. 1762

Comment

Conservation-restoration

1945/46

Treatment Description

1945–1946 new gilding of the reliquary shrine.

1980-82

Treatment Description

1980–1982 cleaning and partly new gilding by the company Mayerhofer, carpenter repairs.

2008/09

Treatment Description

Last restauration 2008–2009 by company Erwin Wiegerling.4

Conservation, dry and damp cleaning, removal of coatings and additions of the last restoration, stabilization of the marbling, stabilization of the architecture, repair of defects with gesso, retouching with acrylic or watercolor, supplement damages of the gilding. Restoration of the piedestal and the back of the antependium with acrylic-based colours.

Images

1. Large side altar (north) Holy family of the catholic parish church, former court-,knightsorder- and archbrotherhood church of St Michael in Munich, Berg-am-Laim, Photo: BLfD, Michael Forstner, 2017
2. Large side altar (north) Holy family of the catholic parish church, former court-,knightsorder- and archbrotherhood church of St Michael in Munich, Berg-am-Laim, Photo: M. Mannewitz, 2018