Franz Anton Maulbertsch, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Franz Anton Maulbertsch

Austrian artist

Date of Birth: 07-Jun-1724

Place of Birth: Langenargen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Date of Death: 08-Aug-1796

Profession: painter

Nationality: Austria, Germany

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Franz Anton Maulbertsch (7 June 1724 – 8 August 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 Würzburg 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 Kromeríž Archbishop's Palace and the villa of Halbturn. He also painted a portrait of Narcissus of Jerusalem.He died at Vienna in 1796.



Alternative names	Kremser Schmidt
Description	Austrian painter and etcher
Date of birth/death	25 September 1718 / 1718	28 June 1801 / 1801
Location of birth/death	Grafenwörth	Stein an der Donau
Work location	Stein an der Donau
Authority control	: Q570251 VIAF: 227072920 ISNI: 0000 0000 6656 3288 ULAN: 500012886 LCCN: n84067615 WGA: SCHMIDT, Martin Johann WorldCat