Franz Anton Maulbertsch (7 June 1724 – 8 August 1796) was an

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n painter and engraver, one of the most renowned exponents of

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painting in the German and Hungarian regions. Maulbertsch was born in Langenargen and studied in the Academy of Vienna. Through the knowledge of

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, he was influenced by the Venetian painters

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and Giovanni Battista Pittoni. He also studied the frescoes by Sebastiano Ricci in the

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in Vienna, and frequented Giambattista Tiepolo, who was active in

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starting from 1750. An appreciated frescoer, he received numerous commissions, mostly of ecclesiastical theme. He produced art for churches in

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, Vienna's Michaelerkirche and Piaristenkirche Maria Treu. He also decorated the Porta Coeli in Moravia, the Kroměříž Archbishop's Palace and the villa of

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. He also painted a portrait of

Narcissus of Jerusalem Saint Narcissus of Jerusalem (c. 99 (reputedly) – c. 216) was an early patriarch of Jerusalem. He is venerated as a saint by both the Western and Eastern Churches. In the Roman Catholic Church, his feast day is celebrated on October 29, while ...

. He died at Vienna in 1796.

Gallery

File:Franz Anton Maulbertschl - deceased children of Maria Theresa (Riesensaal).jpg, ''Deceased children of Maria Theresa (mural in Riesensaal, Hofburg, Innsbruck'' (c. 1765). Image:Franz Anton Maulbertsch 003.jpg, ''Jupiter and Antiope'' (c. 1780). Image:Franz Anton Maulbertsch 001.jpg, ''

Philip the Apostle Philip the Apostle ( el, Φίλιππος; Aramaic: ܦܝܠܝܦܘܣ; cop, ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ, ''Philippos'') was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. Later Christian traditions describe Philip as the apostl ...

Baptizes a Eunuch''. Image:F A Maulbertsch Quacksalber.jpg, ''A Barber surgeon 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