Franz Martinelli
Franz Martinelli or Francesco Martinelli (* 1651 on the Tremezzo ; † October 28, 1708 in Vienna ) was an Austrian architect born in Italy .
In 1683 he delivered his masterpiece as a master builder in Vienna. He participated in the construction of St. Peter's Church , the Servite Church and the Esterházy Palace on Wallnerstrasse in Vienna.
He worked mostly for the Esterházy family . From 1695 to 1702 he built the parish and pilgrimage church of the Assumption in Frauenkirchen ( Burgenland ) on behalf of Prince Paul I Esterhazy.
His sons Anton Erhard Martinelli and Johann Baptist Martinelli were also architects.
Works
- Repair of the Servite Church of the Annunciation in Vienna
- Esterházy Palace in Vienna
- Collaboration at Heiligenkreuz Abbey
- Improvement of the Uherčice Castle under the leadership of Donat Johann Graf Heissler von Heitersheim
- New construction of the parish and pilgrimage church (basilica) of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
- Collaboration at the Peterskirche in Vienna
The imperial quarry
Above all, load-bearing architectural parts were made from the hardest Kaiserstein , which is how the collaboration with Kaisersteinbruch masters is documented.
- An example:
literature
- Richard Perger: The Palais Esterházy in Wallnerstrasse in Vienna , Franz Deuticke, Vienna 1994, ISBN 3-7005-4645-9
Web links
- Esterházy Palace
- The Franciscan church of Boldogasszony (Frauenkirchen, Austria)
- Martinelli, Francesco on Artisti Italiani in Austria
- History 1450-1789: Art in Central Europe
Individual evidence
- ^ Names and buildings: Martinelli Francesco, pilgrimage to Frauenkirchen, Palais Esterházy in Wallnerstrasse in Vienna, in: Helmuth Furch , Historisches Lexikon Kaisersteinbruch. Volume 2 I – Z, Museum and Culture Association Kaisersteinbruch , Bruckneudorf-Kaisersteinbruch 2004.
- ^ Historical lexicon Kaisersteinbruch. Volume 2 I-Z. PDF.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Martinelli, Franz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Martinelli, Francesco |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1651 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | on Lake Como |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 28, 1708 |
| Place of death | Vienna |