Johann (Franz) Fischbach (5 April 1797 in

Grafenegg Grafenegg is a market town (Municipality) in the Krems-Land district of Lower Austria, Austria. History Originally called Etsdorf-Haitzendorf, it changed its name in 2003. Population Sights Grafenegg is renowned for Schloss Grafenegg, owne ...

– 19 June 1871 in

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Life

He was the son of one of Count Breunerschen's stewards. His art studies began at the

Academy of Fine Arts Vienna The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna () is a public art school in Vienna, Austria. Founded in 1688 as a private academy, it is now a public university. The academy is also known for twice rejecting admission to a young Adolf Hitler in 1907 and 1908. ...

, where he studied under

Joseph Mössmer Joseph Mössmer (20 May 1780 – 22 June 1845) was an Austrian painter and instructor at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. Born in Vienna, he began his artistic training in 1796 under Friedrich August Brand. Later, as an instructor at the Acade ...

(1780-1845) and won the Grand Prize for landscape painting in 1821. He moved to

Salzburg Salzburg is the List of cities and towns in Austria, fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020 its population was 156,852. The city lies on the Salzach, Salzach River, near the border with Germany and at the foot of the Austrian Alps, Alps moun ...

in 1840 and set up a studio there. He was also instrumental in creating the Salzburg Art Society and a small Academy that numbered Josef Mayburger and

Hans Makart Hans Makart (28 May 1840 – 3 October 1884) was an Austrian academic history painter, designer and decorator. Makart was a prolific painter whose ideas significantly influenced the development of visual art in Austria-Hungary, Germany, and other ...

's father among its students. In 1851, he built his own villa (

Swiss chalet style Swiss chalet style (, ) is an architectural style of Historicism (art), Late Historicism, originally inspired by rural chalets in Switzerland and the Alps, Alpine (mountainous) regions of Central Europe. The style refers to traditional building d ...

) in Aigen. It is still known as the ''Fischbachvilla''. After the early death of his son August, who had shown great promise, he became deeply depressed and spent the last decade of his life in Munich, away from anything that might be a sad reminder of happier days. Together with

Moritz von Schwind image:Moritz von Schwind 2.jpg, 200px, Moritz von Schwind, c. 1860. Moritz von Schwind (21 January 1804 – 8 February 1871) was an Austrian painter, born in Vienna. Schwind's genius was lyrical—he drew inspiration from chivalry, folklore, and t ...

and

Ludwig Richter Adrian Ludwig Richter (September 28, 1803June 19, 1884) was a German painter and etcher, who was strongly influenced by Erhard and Daniel Chodowiecki, Chodowiecki. He was a representative of both Romanticism and Biedermeier styles. He was th ...

, he is considered one of the most important representatives of the Austrian

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style. Landscapes were his speciality, but he also produced

genre art Genre art is the pictorial representation in any of various media of scenes or events from everyday life, such as markets, domestic settings, interiors, parties, inn scenes, work, and street scenes. Such representations (also called genre works, ...

, portraits,

vedute A ''veduta'' (; : ''vedute'') is a highly detailed, usually large-scale painting or, more often, print of a cityscape or some other vista. The painters of ''vedute'' are referred to as ''vedutisti''. Origins This genre of landscape originated ...

and

still life A still life (: still lifes) is a work of art depicting mostly wikt:inanimate, inanimate subject matter, typically commonplace objects which are either natural (food, flowers, dead animals, plants, rocks, shells, etc.) or artificiality, human-m ...

Selected works

Image:Fischbach, johann, salzburger ansicht mit dem kapuzinerberg.jpg, ''View of Salzburg with the

Kapuzinerberg Kapuzinerberg is a hill on the eastern bank of the Salzach river in the Salzburg, city of Salzburg in Austria, which rises to an elevation of . It is located to the north of Altstadt Salzburg, Salzburg's historic city centre, and forms part of th ...

'' (1844) File:Johann Fischbach Rast vor der Kapelle.jpg, Resting in Front of the Chapel (1871) Image:Fischbach, johann, vesperbrot.jpg, ''Vesper Bread'' (1831) File:Johann Fischbach Salzburg um 1850 (detail).jpg, Salzburg (1850)

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ArtNet: Four pages of paintings by Fischbach

Niederösterreich Personen Lexikon: Brief biography of Fischbach
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fischbach, Johann 1797 births 1871 deaths People from Krems-Land District Painters from the Austrian Empire Academy of Fine Arts Vienna alumni

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