Franz Martinelli (or Italian: Francesco Martinelli; 1651 – 28 October 1708) was an Austrian architect.
In 1684 he was in charge of the restoration work of the
Servitenkirche in Vienna. In 1687 he also participated in the construction of the
Heiligenkreuz Abbey
Heiligenkreuz Abbey () is a Cistercian monastery in the village of Heiligenkreuz, Lower Austria, Heiligenkreuz in the southern part of the Vienna Woods, Vienna woods, c. 13 km north-west of Baden bei Wien, Baden in Lower Austria. It is the ol ...
. From 1703 until his death, Martinelli participated in the construction of the
Peterskirche in Vienna.
His most important work is the
Palais Esterházy
Palais Esterházy is a baroque palace in Vienna, Austria, owned by the noble Esterházy family. It houses a famous and popular restaurant in the former wine cellars, called ''Esterházykeller''.
The Palace is one of two with the same name in Vie ...
on Wallnerstraße in Vienna, which he first renovated in 1685 and thereafter completely rebuilt, finishing the work in 1695. He also designed the
Franciscan
The Franciscans are a group of related organizations in the Catholic Church, founded or inspired by the Italian saint Francis of Assisi. They include three independent Religious institute, religious orders for men (the Order of Friars Minor bei ...
in
Frauenkirchen
Frauenkirchen () is an Austrian town in the district of Neusiedl am See, Burgenland.
History
The first mentioning of Frauenkirchen was in 1324 as "Szent Maria". During the Siege of Vienna (1529) and the Battle of Vienna, the village and the chu ...
, Hungary. Both the ground-plan and the main façade of his building on seventeenth-century Jesuit churches.
He is the father of architects
Anton Erhard Martinelli and
Johann Baptist Martinelli.
Franz Martinelli died in Vienna on 28 October 1708.
References
* Richard Perger: ''Das Palais Esterházy in der Wallnerstraße zu Wien'', Franz Deuticke, Wien 1994,
* Palais Esterház
* The Franciscan church of Boldogasszony (Frauenkirchen, Austria) â€
* Martinelli, Francesc
* History 1450–1789: Art in Central Europ
Austrian Baroque architects
Italian Baroque architects
Italian emigrants to Austria
1651 births
1708 deaths
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