Thumb, Michael#
b. Bezau, Vorarlberg, ca. 1640, d. Bezau, Feb. 19, 1690, master builder; brother of Christian Thumb and father of Peter Thumb. First important master of the Vorarlberg School; for some time collaborated with his brother Christian as well as M. Beer and F. Beer von Blaichten.
Works#
Dominican monastery of Thalbach in Bregenz, 1674-77; shrine on Schoenenberg mountain near Ellwangen (Germany), 1682/83.Literature#
N. Lieb, Die Vorarlberger Barockbaumeister, 2 1976.