Theater aan het Vrijthof
Vrijthof 47
6211LE Maastricht
Netherlands
Werner Mantz
Keulen, 1901 - Eijsden, 1983
After his flight from National Socialism, the internationally renowned architecture photographer Werner Mantz lived and worked in Maastricht. There he recorded, among other things, religious life in beautiful black-and-white images. Projections and prints represent the vulnerable originals.
Werner Mantz had a second photo studio since 1932 in the quiet and photogenic city of Maastricht, where he finally settled his home and work in 1938. In the meantime he had made a name for himself as an architecture photographer with his inimitable daylight technology in both Germany and the Netherlands. He was also known for his (children's) portrait photography. Generations of people from Maastricht were immortalized by him. No suitable daylight meant "coming back tomorrow." As a photographer of religious subjects, Werner Mantz is best known for his "Sterre der Zee". In the exhibition "The Feminine in Religion" attention is paid to this, perhaps, less well-known photography of Mantz.
"Star of the Sea – Sterre der Zee - The feminine in religion"
After his flight from National Socialism, the internationally renowned architecture photographer Werner Mantz lived and worked in Maastricht. There he recorded, among other things, religious life in beautiful black-and-white images. Projections and prints represent the...
After his flight from National Socialism, the internationally renowned architecture photographer Werner Mantz lived and worked in Maastricht. There he recorded, among other things, religious life in beautiful black-and-white images. Projections and prints represent the vulnerable originals.
Werner Mantz had a second photo studio since 1932 in the quiet and photogenic city of Maastricht, where he finally settled his home and work in 1938. In the meantime he had made a name for himself as an architecture photographer with his inimitable daylight technology in both Germany and the Netherlands. He was also known for his (children's) portrait photography. Generations of people from Maastricht were immortalized by him. No suitable daylight meant "coming back tomorrow." As a photographer of religious subjects, Werner Mantz is best known for his "Sterre der Zee". In the exhibition "The Feminine in Religion" attention is paid to this, perhaps, less well-known photography of Mantz.
"Star of the Sea – Sterre der Zee - The feminine in religion"
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Photo: Werner Mantz
Photo: Werner Mantz