Johann Michael Rottmayr

Johann Michael Rottmayr
180px Rottmayr (Self-portrait)
Born	(1656-12-11)11 December 1656 Laufen an der Salzach
Died	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.

Biography

Rottmayr was born in Laufen an der Salzach, Bavaria. 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, Rottmayr brought it north of the Alps. From 1689 onwards, he worked in Salzburg, and was employed as the general painter of the Prince-Bishop of Salzburg.

Gallery

• Abteikirche Michaelbeuern35.JPG
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  Intercession of Charles Borromeo supported by the Virgin Mary (Karlskirche, Vienna)

• Volcano.jpg

  Vulcan (Lausanne Private Collection)

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.

External links

Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

• Born between Salzburg and Braunau am Inn