Johann Strikler
Born in 1666.
Died in 1722.
Johann Strikler was an artist whose activity is principally associated with church painting and drawing. He practised his art at Einsiedeln Abbey and in the Unterwalden region. His oeuvre bears witness to a period in which religious art occupied a pre-eminent place in the visual culture of its time.
Details concerning his training or artistic style remain uncertain, leaving room for interpretation regarding his impact in these places of devotion.