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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
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Painting ID:: 67717 Allegory of the Alba
c. 1750
Oil on canvas
67 x 53 cm
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Painting ID:: 67720 Der Apostel Philippus tauft einen Eunuchen
c. 1750
50,5 X 34,5 cm
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Painting ID:: 67721 Der Quacksalber
Franz Anton Maulbertsch: Der Quacksalber (The quack), before 1785
Oil on wood, 53 x 56 cm
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Painting ID:: 67809 Apotheosis of a Hungarian Saint
1773
Oil on canvas
73 x 46 cm
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Painting ID:: 70226 Allegory of the Alba
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 67 x 53 cm
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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
. Related Artists to Franz Anton Maulbertsch: | Albert van Ouwater | John Gadsby Chapman | BELLINI, Giovanni | Antonio Fabres y Costa | Bernat, Martin |
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