Johann Michael Rottmayr (11 December 1656 – 25 October 1730) was an
Austria
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n painter.
Biography
Rottmayr was born in
Laufen an der Salzach,
Bavaria
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. Along with his Laufen-born contemporary,
Hans Adam Weissenkircher
Hans Adam Weissenkircher (10 February 1646 – 16 January 1695) was an Austrian Baroque painter and court painter of the Prince Johann Seyfried von Eggenberg in Graz.
Biography
Weissenkircher was born in Laufen an der Salzach, which today ...
, he received his education from
Johann Carl Loth
Johann Carl Loth (Baptized 8 August 1632 – 6 October 1698) was a German Baroque painter who spent most of his life in Venice. His name is also rendered as Johann Karl, Karel and, in Italy, Carlotto or Carlo Lotti.[Venice
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. Just as Weissenkircher had brought the
Italian Renaissance
The Italian Renaissance ( it, Rinascimento ) was a period in Italian history covering the 15th and 16th centuries. The period is known for the initial development of the broader Renaissance culture that spread across Europe and marked the trans ...
to the Southern Alps and the court of the
Princes of Eggenberg in
Graz, Rottmayr brought it north of the Alps. From 1689 onwards, he worked in
Salzburg
Salzburg (, ; literally "Salt-Castle"; bar, Soizbuag, label= Austro-Bavarian) is the fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a population of 156,872.
The town is on the site of the Roman settlement of ''Iuvavum''. Salzburg was founded ...
, and was employed as the general painter of the Prince-Bishop of Salzburg.
Gallery
File:Abteikirche Michaelbeuern35.JPG,
File:Intercession of Charles Borromeo supported by the Virgin Mary - Detail Rottmayr Fresco - Karlskirche - Vienna.JPG , Intercession of Charles Borromeo supported by the Virgin Mary (Karlskirche
The ''Rektoratskirche St. Karl Borromäus'', commonly called the ''Karlskirche'' (), is a Baroque church located on the south side of Karlsplatz in Vienna, Austria. Widely considered the most outstanding baroque church in Vienna, as well as one ...
, Vienna)
File:Volcano.jpg , Vulcan
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(Lausanne Private Collection)
See also
Johann Michael Rottmayr painted the inside of the central dome of the
Melk Abbey
Melk Abbey (german: Stift Melk) is a Benedictine abbey above the town of Melk, Lower Austria, Austria, on a rocky outcrop overlooking the Danube river, adjoining the Wachau valley. The abbey contains the tomb of Saint Coloman of Stockerau and the ...
. This particular painting was recently selected as the main motif of a very high-value collectors' coin: the Austrian
Melk Abbey commemorative coin, minted on April 18, 2007. The reverse side gives a view up into the central dome of the church, with its typical vision of heaven.
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Born between Salzburg and Braunau am Inn
1656 births
1730 deaths
17th-century Austrian painters
Austrian male painters
18th-century Austrian painters
18th-century Austrian male artists
Baroque painters
People from Berchtesgadener Land
Austrian Roman Catholics
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