Christoph Thomas Scheffler (sometimes written Schäffler, December 20, 1699 – January 25, 1756) was a German painter of the
rococo period. He is best known for his
frescoes.[1]
Scheffler was born in
Mainburg[2] and learned the trade of a painter from his father Wolfgang Scheffler.[3] Between 1719 and 1722, he worked as a journeyman for
Cosmas Damian Asam. In 1722, he joined the
Jesuit Order as a
lay brother and painted several churches for the order. After he had left the order in 1728, he settled in
Augsburg, where he died in 1756.[4]