(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
Artist: Franz Anton Maulbertsch Painting: Allegory of the Alba Introduction: c. 1750
Oil on canvas
67 x 53 cm
Der Quacksalber Painting ID:: 67721
Artist: Franz Anton Maulbertsch Painting: Der Quacksalber Introduction: Franz Anton Maulbertsch: Der Quacksalber (The quack), before 1785
Oil on wood, 53 x 56 cm
Apotheosis of a Hungarian Saint Painting ID:: 67809
Artist: Franz Anton Maulbertsch Painting: Apotheosis of a Hungarian Saint Introduction: 1773
Oil on canvas
73 x 46 cm
Allegory of the Alba Painting ID:: 70226
Artist: Franz Anton Maulbertsch Painting: Allegory of the Alba Introduction: Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 67 x 53 cm
(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