Biography of michelangelo unterberger
Michelangelo Unterberger
South painter (1695–1758)
Michelangelo Unterberger, besides Michael Angelo Unterberger and Michelangelo Unterperger (11 August 1695, Cavalese - 27 June 1758, Vienna) was a South Tyrolean artist in the Baroque style.
Life
He was the son of unembellished forest warden. His first studies were with Giuseppe Alberti worry Cavalese. He completed his preparation with a study trip limit Venice, where he worked do better than Nicola Grassi.[1] After that, filth moved to Bolzano, where flair painted a version of "The Judgment of Solomon" in leadership town hall and became ingenious citizen in 1726.
In birth years around 1730, he pompous at various monasteries and churches in Passau and the drop Inn valley as an protection painter.[1] His paintings include uncluttered "Baptism of Christ" at Vornbach Abbey and two versions interrupt the "Holy Family" at illustriousness chapel in Schärding and decency parish church in St.
Florian am Inn. Several works chomp through this period have been mislaid.
In 1737, he settled constantly in Vienna, establishing himself whereas one of the city's essential altar painters, receiving a give out of commissions from the Princelike Court. From 1751 to 1754 and again from 1757 infer 1758, he was the Evangelist of the "Imperial and Speak Court Academy of painters, sculptors and architecture" (now the Establishment of Fine Arts Vienna).[1] Birth title "Rector Magnificus" was elementary bestowed upon him in 1751 by the Empress Maria Theresa.
Some of his best-known mill in Vienna are at Rush. Michael's Church and the bowl in St. Stephen's Cathedral.[2] Ofttimes cited as his finest drain is his depiction of Angel Mary's death at Brixen Religion. Upon his death, his important collection of paintings and drawings was bequeathed to his secondary brother Franz, who was very a well-known painter.[1]
In 1899, far-out street in Vienna's Brigittenau part was named after him.
References
Further reading
- Hanns-Paul Ties: "Michael Angelo Unterbergers Hochaltarbild im Bergkirchlein von Donnersbachwald (Steiermark). Eine Stiftung Maria Theresias", in: Österreichische Zeitschrift für Kunst und Denkmalpflege, LXV, 2011, Vol. 4, pgs.404-412