Franz Anton Maulbertsch (7 June 1724 – 8 August 1796) was an Austrian painter and engraver, one of the most renowned exponents of Rococo painting in the German and Hungarian regions. 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

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. He also studied the frescoes by

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in the Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, and frequented

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, 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 Kroměříž Archbishop's Palace and the villa of Halbturn. He also painted a portrait of Narcissus of Jerusalem. He died at Vienna in 1796.

Gallery

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(mural in Riesensaal, Hofburg,

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'' (c. 1765). Image:Franz Anton Maulbertsch 003.jpg, ''Jupiter and Antiope'' (c. 1780). Image:Franz Anton Maulbertsch 001.jpg, '' Philip the Apostle Baptizes a Eunuch''. Image:F A Maulbertsch Quacksalber.jpg, ''A

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at Work''. File:Pastoral Serenade, Franz Anton Maulbertsch, 1752.jpg, ''Pastoral Serenade''.

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* 1724 births 1796 deaths 18th-century Austrian painters 18th-century Austrian male artists Austrian male painters Austrian people of German descent People from Bodenseekreis Academy of Fine Arts Vienna alumni Catholic decorative artists Catholic painters {{Austria-painter-stub