Egid Quirin Asam

Place: Bavaria

Born: 1692

Death: 1750

Biography:

Egid Quirin Asam - 29 April 1750) was a German plasterer and sculptor active during the period of the Late Baroque.
Born in Tegernsee, Bavaria, Asam worked mainly together with his brother, the architect and painter Cosmas Damian Asam. Because of this, their common work is often attributed to the Asam Brothers. Asam died in Mannheim.
The Asam Brothers, singularly and together, were very prolific artists. Some of their major works were:

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