Johann Michael Rottmayr

Johann Michael Rottmayr

Rottmayr (Self-portrait)
Born (1656-12-11)11 December 1656
Laufen an der Salzach
Died 25 October 1730(1730-10-25) (aged 73)
Mougins, France
Nationality Austrian
Education Johann Carl Loth
Known for Painting
Movement Baroque

Johann Michael Rottmayr (11 December 1656 – 25 October 1730), was an Austrian painter. He was the first notable baroque painter north of Italy.

Rottmayr was born in Laufen an der Salzach, Salzburg, now Germany. Along with his Laufen-born contemporary, Hans Adam Weissenkircher, he received his education from Johann Carl Loth in Venice. Just as Weissenkircher had brought the Italian Renaissance to the southern Alps and the court of the Princes of Eggenberg in Graz, so Rottmayr brought it north of the Alps and from 1689 onwards worked in Salzburg, where he was employed as the general painter of the Prince-Bishop of Salzburg.

See also

Melk Abbey commemorative coin featuring a painting of Johann Michael

Johann Michael Rottmayr painted the inside of the central dome of the Melk Abbey. This particular painting was recently selected as the main motif of a very high value collectors' coin: the Austrian Melk Abbey commemorative coin, minted on April 18, 2007. The reverse side gives a view up into the central dome of the church, with its typical vision of heaven.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Johann Michael Rottmayr.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/3/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.