Hellweger, Franz#
b. St. Lorenzen im Pustertal/Val Pusteria (South Tyrol), Sept. 7, 1812, d. Bruneck/Brunico (South Tyrol), Feb. 15, 1880, painter, leading personality in the Nazarene ecclesiastical art movement in the Tyrol. Studied in Munich and 1838-1840 assistant of P. Cornelius during the painting of the frescoes in Ludwigskirche church in Munich. 1843 together with E. v. Steinle designed the chancel frescoes for Cologne Cathederal. 1844 in Rome; because of bad health later turned to panel painting and produced many altar-pieces (including for Silz, Mils, Weissenbach, Innsbruck, Brunico, Absam, Hall and Salzburg).
Literature#
B. Werkner-Delago, F. H. Leben and Werk eines Spaetnazareners aus Ti., doctoral thesis, Innsbruck 1981.