Johann Peter Abesch
Born in 1666.
Died in 1731.
Johann Peter Abesch is an artist recognised for his role in the development of glass painting. He is considered the founder of this technique in Sursee. A member of a family of artists, he passed on his knowledge to his children, Peter Anton and Anna Barbara Abesch, thereby contributing to the continuity of the family’s artistic legacy.
His work bears witness to a period when glass painting was beginning to establish itself as an art form in its own right.