Joseph Pichler

Joseph von Pichler (born May 9, 1730 in Kötschach , † 1808 in Lerchenfeld near Vienna ) was an Austrian painter who is best known for his frescoes .

Life

As the son of poor parents, he was initially a cattle herder . He received his first painting lessons in Lienz . In 1752 he came to Vienna, where he attended the kk painter academy . With his teacher Vinzenz Fischer he specialized among other things in architectural painting. As a result of his work at Laxenburg Castle , he was ennobled.

Works (selection)

Frescoes in the social hall at Austerlitz Palace , 1767
Frescoes in the Holy Cross Chapel at Austerlitz Castle, 1769
Frescoes in the Blue Courtyard at Laxenburg Castle , 1775
Frescoes in the Kaunitz-Wittgenstein Palace , 1775

Individual evidence

↑ Ignatz de Luca, The learned Oesterreich. One try. Volume 2 (Vienna 1778), pp. 338-340.
^ Gerbert Frodl - Marianne Frodl-Schneemann, Die Blumenmalerei in Wien (Vienna 2010), p. 164.
↑ Springer, Elisabeth (2013). Formann, Barbara, (Ed.) "Laxenburg: Jewel at the gates of Vienna". Provincial Library Publishing House. P. 606. ISBN 9783990281932 .

personal data
SURNAME	Pichler, Joseph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Pichler, Joseph von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian painter
DATE OF BIRTH	May 9, 1730
PLACE OF BIRTH	Kötschach
DATE OF DEATH	1808
Place of death	Lerchenfeld near Vienna

[1] Ignatz de Luca, The learned Oesterreich. One try. Volume 2 (Vienna 1778), pp. 338-340.

[2] Gerbert Frodl - Marianne Frodl-Schneemann, Die Blumenmalerei in Wien (Vienna 2010), p. 164.

[3] Springer, Elisabeth (2013). Formann, Barbara, (Ed.) "Laxenburg: Jewel at the gates of Vienna". Provincial Library Publishing House. P. 606. ISBN 9783990281932 .