Franz Anton Maulbertsch (June 7, 1724 -- August 8, 1796) was an Austrian painter and engraver, one of the most renowned exponents of roccoco painting in the German region.
Maulbertsch was born in Langenargen and studied in the Academy of Vienna. Through the knowledge of Paul Troger, he was influenced by the Venetian painters Piazzetta and Giovanni Battista Pittoni. He also studied the frescoes by Sebastiano Ricci in the Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, and frequented Giambattista Tiepolo, who was active in Werzburg starting from 1750.
An appreciated frescoer, he received numerous commissions, mostly of ecclesiastical theme. He produced art for churches in Bicske, Kalocsa, Vienna's Michaelerkirche and Piaristenkirche Maria Treu. He also decorated the Porta Coeli in Moravia, the Kromeř Archbishop's Palace and the villa of Halbturn.
He also painted a portrait of Narcissus of Jerusalem
Franz Anton Maulbertsch Apotheosis of a Hungarian Saint Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 73 x 46 cm
Der Apostel Philippus tauft einen Eunuchen Deutsch: um 1750
English: c. 1750
Medium Deutsch: Öl auf Papier
Dimensions Deutsch: 50,5 X 34,5 cm
cyf Painting ID:: 74139
Franz Anton Maulbertsch Der Apostel Philippus tauft einen Eunuchen Deutsch: um 1750
English: c. 1750
Medium Deutsch: Öl auf Papier
Dimensions Deutsch: 50,5 X 34,5 cm
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Himmelfahrt Maria 1762-1764
Medium oil on paper
Dimensions 68 x 33 cm
cjr Painting ID:: 89858
(June 7, 1724 -- August 8, 1796) was an Austrian painter and engraver, one of the most renowned exponents of roccoco painting in the German region.
Maulbertsch was born in Langenargen and studied in the Academy of Vienna. Through the knowledge of Paul Troger, he was influenced by the Venetian painters Piazzetta and Giovanni Battista Pittoni. He also studied the frescoes by Sebastiano Ricci in the Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, and frequented Giambattista Tiepolo, who was active in Werzburg starting from 1750.
An appreciated frescoer, he received numerous commissions, mostly of ecclesiastical theme. He produced art for churches in Bicske, Kalocsa, Vienna's Michaelerkirche and Piaristenkirche Maria Treu. He also decorated the Porta Coeli in Moravia, the Kromeř Archbishop's Palace and the villa of Halbturn.
He also painted a portrait of Narcissus of Jerusalem