Monastery church St Dionys and Juliana (Klosterkirche St. Dionys and St. Juliana)
Benediktinerkloster Schäftlarn
Artwork
The pew and its decoration in the monastery church St Dionys and Juliana in Schäftlarn
Type
Pew
Critical History
Two double rows of seats and two single seats for the abbot and the prior, two credences are attributed to J. B. Straubs work. 1
Construction / Execution
The pews and the credences are executed in oak wood. The sculptureal decoration is performed as reliefs formed by putti and clouds only this decoration has a white painting layer with golden areas.
Components
Carpentry
The pew and its decoration in the monastery church St Dionys and Juliana, Schäftlarn
Completed: 1756 – 1765
Technique(s): sawing, wood carving
Sculpture
The pew and its decoration in the monastery church St Dionys and Juliana, Schäftlarn
Author: Johann Baptist Straub (Wiesensteig ca. 1704 – Munich 1784)
Completed: 1756 – 1765
Technique(s): wood carving
Material(s): wood
Polychromy
The pew and its decoration in the monastery church St Dionys and Juliana, Schäftlarn
Completed: 1756 – 1780
Technique(s): polished white, water gilding
Images
The pew and its decoration in the monastery church St Dionys and Juliana, Schäftlarn, photo Bavarian State Department of Monuments and Sites, Michel Forstner 07.2017
Catalogue entry prepared by Rupert Karbacher
Recommended citation: Rupert Karbacher, The pew and its decoration in the monastery church St Dionys and Juliana in Schäftlarn, in: TrArS – Tracing the Art of the Straub Family, 2018, (accessed 24/08/2019) URL
Sources and Bibliography
Peter Volk, Johann Baptist Straub 1704–1784, München, Hirmer Verlag, 1984
