Johann Philipp Ruckerbauer

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Johann Philipp Ruckerbauer (* 8. February 1663 in Sarleinsbach , Upper Austria , † 1. July 1740 ) was an Austrian Baroque - painter .

Johann Philipp Ruckerbauer was born the son of a butcher in Sarleinsbach and grew up in rather poor circumstances. The Passau Cardinal Prince-Bishop Johann Philipp von Lamberg promoted the artistically very talented Ruckerbauer. He was mainly active in the Mühlviertel , but also elsewhere; He painted six side altar leaves in 1699 in the Ranshofen Collegiate Church, and also for the St. Florian Monastery .

Works

High altar picture Kirchberg ob der Donau

Ruckerbauer's most important works include:

literature

  • August Zöhrer : Johann Philipp Ruckerbauer. The Mühlviertel baroque painter. In: Oberösterreichische Heimatblätter 6, 4, 1952, pp. 489–509, online (PDF) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at