Faistenberger, Anton#
b. Salzburg, Nov. 8, 1663, d. Vienna, Sept. 20, 1708, painter and etcher; brother of Joseph Faistenberger, nephew of Benedikt Faistenberger. Known as the founder of baroque landscape painting in Austria. The figures in his landscapes were mostly added by other artists.
Works#
landscapes, hunting scenes, still lifes, etchings;Literature#
I. Strnadt, A. und Joseph F., doctoral thesis, Innsbruck 1965.