Johann Degler (1666 - 1729) was a German religious painter and illustrator active at the turn of the eighteenth century. He is best known for his work on the allegorical engravings appearing in Heinrich Scherer's 1702 Novus Atlas. He was employed by Munich court painter Andreas Wolff (1652-1716), and became his student. He became a master painter in Munich in 1698. He was appointed court painter in 1718. He created mainly altarpieces for various Bavarian churches, including the Conversion of Saul for the Freising Cathedral. In his old age, D. retired to the Tegernsee monastery, to which he later bequeathed a large number of religious paintings. He also provided designs for other religious paintings, such as the ceiling paintings in Weichs and Straßbach.