Josip Egartner (27 March 1809 – 2 May 1849) was a Slovene painter of

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n origin.

Life and work

Josip Egartner was born as Josip Pessentheiner on 27 March 1809 in

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. He was adopted by the painter

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(1752–1828), who was married to Marija Egartner, a relative of Josip Egartner. The couple did not have children of their own, and Layer taught Egartner to paint.Leopold Layer
/ref> Egartner's works are primarily of local significance. In 1834 and 1835 he painted the frescos in the leftmost of the three churches at

Rosalnice Rosalnice ( or ; german: Rosalnitz''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v dravnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 10.) is a village on the left bank of the Kupa (river), Kolpa River, ...

. His works include many altars and altar paintings, including two altars in the hamlet of Rupa (between

Kokrica Kokrica (; german: Kokritz''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 56.) is a settlement just north of Kranj in the Upper Carniola region of S ...

and

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) in 1838, a painting of Saint Florian in

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in 1839, two paintings for the pilgrimage Church of the Nativity of Mary at Trška Gora in 1843, a painting for the main altar of the parish church in Kranj, several paintings for the Church of the Nativity of Mary at Rovišče in 1844, and a painting of

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in Ig in 1849. Egartner married Marija Pajer on 7 November 1832. His son Josip Egartner Jr. (1833–1905) was also a painter and sculptor. Egartner died in Kranj on 2 May 1849.Steska, Viktor. 1914. ''Slikar Leopold Layer in njegova šola.'' Offprint. Ljubljana : Muzejsko društvo za Kranjsko, pp. 27–28.

References

Slovenian male painters 1809 births 1849 deaths 19th-century Slovenian painters 19th-century male artists {{Slovenia-painter-stub