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

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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 Giambattista Pittoni or Giovanni Battista Pittoni (6 June 1687 – 6 November 1767) was a Venetian painter of the late Baroque or Rococo period. He was among the founders of the Academy of Fine Arts of Venice, of which in 1758 he became the s ...

. He also studied the frescoes by

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in the

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in Vienna, and frequented

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, 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

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and the villa of

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. He also painted a portrait of

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. 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, ''

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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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References

* 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