Franz Anton Palko
Portrait of the artist's father , 1746, Belvedere , Vienna
Franz Anton Palko (* 1717 in Breslau , † 1766 in Vienna ) was a portrait painter .
Life
Franz Anton Palko began his career in the service of Archbishop Imre Esterházy (1725–1745) the Archbishop of Esztergom and moved to the court of Count Ferdinand Julius von Troyer , Archbishop of Olomouc .
He later moved to Vienna and worked for the imperial court and the nobility.
His works can be found in museums such as the Vienna Belvedere or the Salzburg State Museum Carolino Augusteum , but also in castles such as Leopoldskron and Kirchstetten in Lower Austria.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Palko, the family of painters . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 21st part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1870, pp. 223–226 ( digitized version ).
Web links
- Works by Franz Anton Palko in: Digitales Belvedere
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Palko, Franz Anton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian portrait painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1717 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wroclaw |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1766 |
| Place of death | Vienna |