Cosmas Damian Asam (29 September 1686 – 10 May 1739) was a German painter and architect during the late Baroque period.

[1] Born in Benediktbeuern, he lived in Rome from 1711 to 1713 to study at the Accademia di San Luca with Carlo Maratta.

[1] In 1713, Asam won the Academy's first prize for his drawing of Miracle of Saint Pio.

They typically worked for Benedictine monasteries, though they occasionally took secular commissions.

[1] Cosmas Damian's altar depicting The Vision of St. Benedict in Weltenburg—Monastery Church of St. George and St. Martin is thought to be the first realistic depiction of a solar eclipse in Western art history.