Joseph Anton Settegast

Joseph Anton Nikolaus Settegast (8 February 1813, Koblenz - 19 March 1890, Mainz) was a German church painter and one of the last representatives of the Nazarene movement.

However, he became dissatisfied with the quality of the teaching there and went to study with Philipp Veit, at the Städel Art Institute in Frankfurt, where he remained until 1838.

[1] During this time, he produced many altar and devotional paintings, including an altarpiece at the parish church in Bad Camberg, done together with his friend, Johann Franz Brentano [de].

He executed commissions for many churches, including the Basilica of St. Castor in Koblenz and the Mainz Cathedral.

His last years were marred by a fall from a scaffold in Münster, which resulted in permanent injuries that restricted his ability to do large projects.