Josef Ignaz Mildorfer (13 Oct 1719, Innsbruck – 8 Dec 1775,

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), was an Austrian painter.

Biography

Mildorfer was born in Innsbruck, and was initially trained by his father Michael Ignaz Mildorfer. He later apprenticed with

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. In 1745 Mildorfer became a member of the

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, and starting in 1751 taught as a professor of painting. That same year he was appointed court painter to

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, where he was commissioned to paint frescoes for the Menagerie Pavilion at Schönbrunn. Mildorfer primarily painted religious-themed altarpieces and frescoes.

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18th-century Austrian painters 18th-century Austrian male artists Austrian male painters 1719 births 1775 deaths Artists from Innsbruck {{Austria-painter-stub Catholic painters