Josef Resch
1819 - Munich - 1901
The Demolition of the Wieskapelle next to St. Peter, 1880
Brown wash over pen
23 x 32 cm
Signed lower left: “ Jos. Resch fec.”
Inscribed and dated upper right: “Abbruch der alten Wieskapelle in München, 1880”
The Wieskapelle, Munich’s oldest parish church, was founded in 1180 by Otto I (1117 -1183). In 1327, it and the adjacent church of St. Peter burned down. While the Wieskapelle was quickly rebuilt for services, St. Peter was not consecrated until 1365. In 1880 the Wieskapelle was torn down.