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Franz Mayer of Munich

March 10, 2023

Franz Mayer of Munich is a German stained glass design and manufacturing company, based in Munich, Germany and a major exponent of the Munich style of stained glass, that has been active throughout most of the world for over 170 years. The firm was popular during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, and was the principal provider of stained glass to the large Roman Catholic churches that were constructed throughout the world during that period. Franz Mayer of Munich were stained glass artists to the Holy See and consequently were popular with Roman Catholic clients.[1] The family business is nowadays managed by the fifth generation and works in conjunction with renowned artists around the world.

Window by Franz Mayer & Co. for St. Matthew's German Evangelical Lutheran Church in Charleston, South Carolina, USA

History

 
Saint Patrick, Monaghan Cathedral

Founder – Joseph Gabriel Mayer

In 1847, Joseph Gabriel Mayer (1808–1883) founded the “Institute for Christian Art“ in Munich, to make ecclesiastical furnishings.[2] Royal commissions for the Cologne and Regensburg cathedrals drew Mayer to create a stained glass department in 1860. In 1865 a branch was opened in London, and in 1888 in New York City.[3]

"Stylistically, Mayer's windows tend to contain richly colored scenes bordered by architectural frames consisting of pilasters, columns, architrave and elaborate canopies."[4] It represents an aesthetic that was evidently prized in its time for its craftsmanship and opulence as well as for its ability to engage the viewer emotionally and spiritually.[4]

Broadly speaking, the Munich Pictorial Style is Romantic and "owed much to the revival of religious painting – especially fresco painting in the tradition of the Italian Renaissance masters, especially Masaccio, Raphael, and Michelangelo – in Germany early in the 19th-century."[4] "The studio often incorporated imagery from Great Master paintings as well as compositions of the nineteenth century, a standard practice in public decorative work of the era. For example, a window in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Charleston, South Carolina, installed in 1907 or 1925–26, shows the Transfiguration of Christ modeled after the 1517 painting by Raphael in the Vatican."[5]

2nd Generation

  • Joseph Leonhard Mayer(1846–1898), sculptor and artistic director
  • Franz Borghias Mayer(1848–1926), artist and councilor of commerce

In 1882 the company was awarded the status of “Royal Bavarian Art Establishment“ by King Ludwig the II. In 1892, Pope Leo XIII named the company a “Pontifical Institute of Christian Art“.[3] "Munich glass windows could be imported as art, i.e., glass “paintings” and—exempt from a high tariff on imported “raw” glass ... the broad aesthetic appeal, economic advantage, and papal approval made Munich glass windows the overwhelming choice among Roman Catholics in the United States."[6]

3rd Generation – between two wars

  • Anton Mayer(1886–1967), academic painter
  • Karl Mayer (1889–1971), poet and merchant
  • Adalbert Mayer (1894–1987), businessman and strategist

In 1919 the company became a workshop for free artists such as Karl Knappe. In 1922 the neighboring properties on Seidlstraße 25/27 were purchased. The new building by the architect Theodor Fischer serves as today's company headquarters. In the years following 1933, the Mayer brothers successfully remain untangled with the affairs of the NSDAP. In 1939 the companies Mayer and Zettler combined, but production ground to a halt in 1941. In 1944 the staff had decreased from an original 500 to fewer than 20 employees.

Rapid renovations followed the war. Many of Munich's cathedral windows were restored by the company, such as the windows of the Munich Frauenkirche. In 1961, Karl Knappe designed a mosaic for the Assumption of Mary Cathedral, Hiroshima.

4th Generation – transition to international artist workshop

  • Konrad Mayer(1923–2012), son of Karl Mayer
  • Gabriel Mayer(born 1938), son of Adalbert Mayer

In 1953, Konrad Mayer took over the representation in South America. From 1970 on, Gabriel Mayer pushed architecture-related works and the Middle East market, resulting in the realization of the Heart Tent by Bettina and Frei Otto at the Diplomatic Club Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In 1988 Gabriel Mayer founded a new workshop in New York with the focus on public art. From the 1990s many projects with artist Brian Clarke were realized, in Rio de Janeiro, New York and more.

In 2013 Gabriel Mayer pulled back from the company's management board. In 2016 he was awarded the Bavarian Culture Prize together with Charlotte Knobloch.[7]

5th Generation – present

  • Michael Claudius Mayer (born 1967), mosaicist and businessman
  • Petra Wilma Mayer (born 1964), Architect (TUM)

Since 1994 the couple collaborated on Munich projects such as the Herz-Jesu-Kirche (1996), Fünf Höfe (2001) and Path of memory, Ohel Jakob synagogue (2005). Around the turn of the millennium, Gabriel and Michael Mayer revived the traditional stained-glass Munich/Mayer Style and thus the DNA of the house. The float glass department was newly constructed. In 2014 the company opened an office at New York City. In 2018 Petra Mayer founded the Chamber of Wonders, featuring editions and selected pieces from a selection of worldwide artist friends. In the same year, Franz Mayer of Munich realized a 400m2 mosaic for the New York City metro station World Trade Center station (PATH) with the artist Ann Hamilton.

Mayer's commissions include over seventy-six cathedrals, twenty-six of them in the United States.

Along with the stained glass, about half of the company's work is in mosaics. In the fifties and sixties, Mayer developed their own fibre-glass mesh. Adhesives have also been developed to the firm's own specifications. The company provides installation and curatorial services.[8]

Nowadays the company fabricates and realizes mosaic and glass projects in collaboration with renowned artists, such as Georg Baselitz, Kiki Smith, Shahzia Sikander, Brian Clarke, Doug and Mike Starn, Ellsworth Kelly, Jani Leinonen, JR, William Wegman, Nick Cave, Sean Scully, Jan Hendrix, Peter Beard or Vik Muniz.

List of Works

Australia

Canada

Chile

England

France

New Zealand

Northern Ireland

Pakistan

Republic of Ireland

Scotland

United States

See also

References

  1. ^ Gerry Convery. “Poetry in Stone: Sacred Heart Church.” (Omagh: Drumragh RC Parish, 1999), p.120.
  2. ^ Williams, Gisela; Ziegler, Matthias (2020-12-02). "The Munich Atelier Where Stained Glass Comes to Life". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  3. ^ a b "History", Franz Mayer of Munich, Inc.
  4. ^ a b c "Munich Pictorial Style Stained Glass Windows in Western New York", Buffalo Architecture and History
  5. ^ Raguin, Virginia Chieffo. Stained Glass: From Its Origins to the Present, 2003, pp. 205-210
  6. ^ "Leo Thomas (1876-1950) for George Boos (1859-1937), Munich, Germany", Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation
  7. ^ Oberbayern, Bezirk. "Oberbayerischer Kulturpreis: Rückblick". Bezirk Oberbayern (in German). Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  8. ^ Franz Mayer of Munich, Inc.
  9. ^ The window dedicated to Edward Boyle over the high altar, the finest in the church, was designed and executed at a cost of £600. The window was refurbished between 1938–1948. The stained glass in the side chapels was also their work and mostly donated by the “Broderick Family of New York and Brooklyn,” as well as other families in New York City and St. Louis, Missouri. Gerry Convery. “Poetry in Stone: Sacred Heart Church.” (Omagh: Drumragh RC Parish, 1999), p. 120.
  10. ^ Mayer & Co. also provided the Stations of the Cross at a cost of £35 each for a total of £490. These were refurbished and repainted in 1998 by Irish Contract Seating, Dromod, Co. Leitrim. Gerry Convery. “Poetry in Stone: Sacred Heart Church.” (Omagh: Drumragh RC Parish, 1999). p.122.
  11. ^ "Parish History | Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Limerick - Official Website". 3 September 2018.

External links

Coordinates: 48°08′48″N 11°33′30″E / 48.1466°N 11.5583°E / 48.1466; 11.5583

  • Official website of Mayer’sche Hofkunstanstalt, English version

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clients 1 The family business is nowadays managed by the fifth generation and works in conjunction with renowned artists around the world Window by Franz Mayer amp Co for St Matthew s German Evangelical Lutheran Church in Charleston South Carolina USA Contents 1 History 1 1 Founder Joseph Gabriel Mayer 1 2 2nd Generation 1 3 3rd Generation between two wars 1 4 4th Generation transition to international artist workshop 1 5 5th Generation present 2 List of Works 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory Edit Saint Patrick Monaghan Cathedral Great window in the choir gallery of St Mary St Catherine of Siena Parish Charlestown MA USA Founder Joseph Gabriel Mayer Edit In 1847 Joseph Gabriel Mayer 1808 1883 founded the Institute for Christian Art in Munich to make ecclesiastical furnishings 2 Royal commissions for the Cologne and Regensburg cathedrals drew Mayer to create a stained glass department in 1860 In 1865 a branch was opened in London and in 1888 in New York City 3 Stylistically Mayer s windows tend to contain richly colored scenes bordered by architectural frames consisting of pilasters columns architrave and elaborate canopies 4 It represents an aesthetic that was evidently prized in its time for its craftsmanship and opulence as well as for its ability to engage the viewer emotionally and spiritually 4 Broadly speaking the Munich Pictorial Style is Romantic and owed much to the revival of religious painting especially fresco painting in the tradition of the Italian Renaissance masters especially Masaccio Raphael and Michelangelo in Germany early in the 19th century 4 The studio often incorporated imagery from Great Master paintings as well as compositions of the nineteenth century a standard practice in public decorative work of the era For example a window in the Cathedral of St John the Baptist Charleston South Carolina installed in 1907 or 1925 26 shows the Transfiguration of Christ modeled after the 1517 painting by Raphael in the Vatican 5 2nd Generation Edit Joseph Leonhard Mayer 1846 1898 sculptor and artistic director Franz Borghias Mayer 1848 1926 artist and councilor of commerceIn 1882 the company was awarded the status of Royal Bavarian Art Establishment by King Ludwig the II In 1892 Pope Leo XIII named the company a Pontifical Institute of Christian Art 3 Munich glass windows could be imported as art i e glass paintings and exempt from a high tariff on imported raw glass the broad aesthetic appeal economic advantage and papal approval made Munich glass windows the overwhelming choice among Roman Catholics in the United States 6 3rd Generation between two wars Edit Anton Mayer 1886 1967 academic painter Karl Mayer 1889 1971 poet and merchant Adalbert Mayer 1894 1987 businessman and strategistIn 1919 the company became a workshop for free artists such as Karl Knappe In 1922 the neighboring properties on Seidlstrasse 25 27 were purchased The new building by the architect Theodor Fischer serves as today s company headquarters In the years following 1933 the Mayer brothers successfully remain untangled with the affairs of the NSDAP In 1939 the companies Mayer and Zettler combined but production ground to a halt in 1941 In 1944 the staff had decreased from an original 500 to fewer than 20 employees Rapid renovations followed the war Many of Munich s cathedral windows were restored by the company such as the windows of the Munich Frauenkirche In 1961 Karl Knappe designed a mosaic for the Assumption of Mary Cathedral Hiroshima 4th Generation transition to international artist workshop Edit Konrad Mayer 1923 2012 son of Karl Mayer Gabriel Mayer born 1938 son of Adalbert MayerIn 1953 Konrad Mayer took over the representation in South America From 1970 on Gabriel Mayer pushed architecture related works and the Middle East market resulting in the realization of the Heart Tent by Bettina and Frei Otto at the Diplomatic Club Riyadh Saudi Arabia In 1988 Gabriel Mayer founded a new workshop in New York with the focus on public art From the 1990s many projects with artist Brian Clarke were realized in Rio de Janeiro New York and more In 2013 Gabriel Mayer pulled back from the company s management board In 2016 he was awarded the Bavarian Culture Prize together with Charlotte Knobloch 7 5th Generation present Edit Michael Claudius Mayer born 1967 mosaicist and businessman Petra Wilma Mayer born 1964 Architect TUM Since 1994 the couple collaborated on Munich projects such as the Herz Jesu Kirche 1996 Funf Hofe 2001 and Path of memory Ohel Jakob synagogue 2005 Around the turn of the millennium Gabriel and Michael Mayer revived the traditional stained glass Munich Mayer Style and thus the DNA of the house The float glass department was newly constructed In 2014 the company opened an office at New York City In 2018 Petra Mayer founded the Chamber of Wonders featuring editions and selected pieces from a selection of worldwide artist friends In the same year Franz Mayer of Munich realized a 400m2 mosaic for the New York City metro station World Trade Center station PATH with the artist Ann Hamilton Mayer s commissions include over seventy six cathedrals twenty six of them in the United States Along with the stained glass about half of the company s work is in mosaics In the fifties and sixties Mayer developed their own fibre glass mesh Adhesives have also been developed to the firm s own specifications The company provides installation and curatorial services 8 Nowadays the company fabricates and realizes mosaic and glass projects in collaboration with renowned artists such as Georg Baselitz Kiki Smith Shahzia Sikander Brian Clarke Doug and Mike Starn Ellsworth Kelly Jani Leinonen JR William Wegman Nick Cave Sean Scully Jan Hendrix Peter Beard or Vik Muniz List of Works EditThis list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items January 2023 Australia Church of St John the Evangelist Fremantle Western AustraliaCanada Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Saint John New Brunswick St Patrick s Church Halifax Nova Scotia Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate Guelph Ontario Cathedral of Christ the King Hamilton Ontario St Mary s Cathedral Kingston Ontario Blessed Sacrament RC Church Ottawa Ontario St Patrick s Basilica Ottawa Ontario Cathedral Church of St James Toronto Ontario St Michael s Church Toronto Ontario Church of St Thomas Aquinas Toronto Ontario Basilica de Notre Dame Montreal Quebec Cathedral Basilica de Notre Dame Quebec City Quebec Chile Cathedral of Antofagasta Antofagasta ChileEngland Church of St Michael Princetown Devon St Andrew s Church Framingham Pigot Norfolk St John s Church Acaster Selby North Yorkshire All Saints Church Appleton Roebuck North Yorkshire All Saints Church Rockwell Green Somerset Pershore Abbey Pershore WorcestershireFrance Holy Trinity Church Nice Alpes MaritimesNew Zealand All Saints Church Dunedin South IslandNorthern Ireland St Mark s Church Belfast County Antrim Christ Church Cathedral Lisburn County Antrim St 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St Joseph s RC Church Circleville Ohio St Stephen s Church Johnstown Pennsylvania Our Lady Help of Christians Church Philadelphia Pennsylvania St Leo the Great s RC Church Philadelphia Pennsylvania St Mary s Church Bristol Rhode Island St Mary s Church Newport Rhode Island St Mary Help of Christians Church Aiken South Carolina Cathedral of St John the Baptist Charleston South Carolina St Mary s RC Church Charleston South Carolina St Matthew s German Evangelical Lutheran Church Charleston South Carolina St Timothy s Episcopal Church Columbia South Carolina Christ Church Greenville South Carolina St James Episcopal Church Greenville South Carolina St Mary s RC Church Greenville South Carlina Dominican Sisters of St Cecilia Nashville Tennessee St Joseph s RC Church Houston Texas Christ and St Luke s Church Norfolk Virginia Sacred Heart Church Norfolk Virginia St Joseph s Villa Richmond Virginia Dahlgren Chapel of the Sacred Heart Washington D C Trinity Episcopal Church Seattle Washington State St Mary Star of the Sea Brooklyn New York StateSee also EditFranz Xaver Zettler glass painter and Mayer s son in lawReferences Edit Gerry Convery Poetry in Stone Sacred Heart Church Omagh Drumragh RC Parish 1999 p 120 Williams Gisela Ziegler Matthias 2020 12 02 The Munich Atelier Where Stained Glass Comes to Life The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2020 12 10 a b History Franz Mayer of Munich Inc a b c Munich Pictorial Style Stained Glass Windows in Western New York Buffalo Architecture and History Raguin Virginia Chieffo Stained Glass From Its Origins to the Present 2003 pp 205 210 Leo Thomas 1876 1950 for George Boos 1859 1937 Munich Germany Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Oberbayern Bezirk Oberbayerischer Kulturpreis Ruckblick Bezirk Oberbayern in German Retrieved 2022 12 19 Franz Mayer of Munich Inc The window dedicated to Edward Boyle over the high altar the finest in the church was designed and executed at a cost of 600 The window was refurbished between 1938 1948 The stained glass in the side chapels was also their work and mostly donated by the Broderick Family of New York and Brooklyn as well as other families in New York City and St Louis Missouri Gerry Convery Poetry in Stone Sacred Heart Church Omagh Drumragh RC Parish 1999 p 120 Mayer amp Co also provided the Stations of the Cross at a cost of 35 each for a total of 490 These were refurbished and repainted in 1998 by Irish Contract Seating Dromod Co Leitrim Gerry Convery Poetry in Stone Sacred Heart Church Omagh Drumragh RC Parish 1999 p 122 Parish History Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Limerick Official Website 3 September 2018 External links EditCoordinates 48 08 48 N 11 33 30 E 48 1466 N 11 5583 E 48 1466 11 5583 Official website of Mayer sche Hofkunstanstalt English version Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Franz Mayer of Munich amp oldid 1139737380, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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