Dominikus Zimmermann

(1728–31) 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 1748–53. 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==