Franz Anton Maulbertsch (June 7, 1724 – August 8, 1796) was an Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

n painter and engraver, one of the most renowned exponents of roccoco painting in the German region.

Maulbertsch was born in Langenargen

Langenargen

Langenargen is a town in the district of Bodensee in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.- Sports :Langenargen is an ideal venue for sports such as sailing. The town's location on the shores of Bodensee provides smooth waters even when windy. Langenargen is the host city of Match Race Germany part of the...

 and studied in the Academy of Vienna. Through the knowledge of Paul Troger

Paul Troger

Paul Troger was an Austrian painter, draughtsman and printmaker of the late Baroque period. Troger's illusionistic ceiling paintings in fresco are notable for their dramatic vitality of movement and their palette of light colors.Paul Troger’s style, particularly in his frescoes, dominated Austrian...

, he was influenced by the Venetian painters Piazzetta and Giovanni Battista Pittoni. He also studied the frescoes by Sebastiano Ricci

Sebastiano Ricci

Sebastiano Ricci was an Italian painter of the late Baroque school of Venice. About the same age as Piazzetta, and an elder contemporary of Tiepolo, he represents a late version of the vigorous and luminous Cortonesque style of grand manner fresco painting.-Early years:He was born in Belluno, son...

 in the Schönbrunn Palace

Schönbrunn Palace

Schönbrunn Palace is a former imperial 1,441-room Rococo summer residence in Vienna, Austria. One of the most important cultural monuments in the country, since the 1960s it has been one of the major tourist attractions in Vienna...

 in Vienna, and frequented Giambattista Tiepolo, who was active in Würzburg

Würzburg

Würzburg is a city in the region of Franconia which lies in the northern tip of Bavaria, Germany. Located at the Main River, it is the capital of the Regierungsbezirk Lower Franconia. The regional dialect is Franconian....

 starting from 1750.

An appreciated frescoer, he received numerous commissions, mostly of ecclesiastical theme. He produced art for churches in Bicske

Bicske

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, Kalocsa

Kalocsa

Kalocsa is a town in Bács-Kiskun county, Hungary. It lies 88 miles south of Budapest. It is situated in a marshy but highly productive district, near the left bank of the Danube River. Historically it had greater political and economic importance than at present.Kalocsa is the Episcopal see...

, Vienna’s

Vienna

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 Michaelerkirche

Michaelerkirche (Vienna)

St. Michael's Church , dedicated to the Archangel Michael, is one of the oldest churches in Vienna, Austria, and also one of its few remaining Romanesque buildings. Over time, there have been many alterations, resulting in its present day aspect, unchanged since 1792...

 and Piaristenkirche Maria Treu

Piaristenkirche Maria Treu Vienna

The Baroque Piarist Church of Maria Treu is a parish church and the church of the Order of the Piarists in Vienna. It is located in Vienna's 8th district...

. He also decorated the Porta Coeli in Moravia

Porta Coeli (Moravia)

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, the Kroměříž Archbishop's Palace

Kromeríž Archbishop's Palace

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 and the villa of Halbturn

Halbturn

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He also painted a portrait of Narcissus of Jerusalem

Narcissus of Jerusalem

Saint Narcissus of Jerusalem was an early patriarch of Jerusalem. He is venerated as a saint by both the Western and Eastern Churches...

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He died at Vienna in 1796.