Melchior Eggmann
Born in 1711.
Died in 1756.
Melchior Eggmann is recognised as an itinerant painter working in the Baroque style. Among his notable achievements is the decoration of the ceiling of the summer refectory of the Augustinian monastery in Fribourg in 1748. In 1751, he created a work depicting Saint George for St Nicholas Cathedral in Fribourg.
His final contribution, in 1756, concerned a ceiling mirror in the choir of the parish church of Silenen. These works attest to his commitment to religious art and his influence in the region.