Hackhofer, Johann Cyriak#
Hackhofer, Johann Cyriak, b. Wilten (Tyrol), Feb. 14, 1675, d. Vorau (Styria), May 9, 1731, painter. Most prominent representative of baroque monumental painting in Styria, from 1708 worked for Vorau monastery and its parishes.
Works#
frescoes: monastery (chapter house, Sacristy), Markt- and Friedhofskirche (church) in Vorau; Schloss Festenburg castle; altar paintings in numerous Styrian churches.Literature#
J. C. H., Exhibition guide, Vorau monastery 1981; C. Weeber, Der Vorauer Stiftsmaler J. C. H. 1675-1731, 2 vols., doctoral thesis, Graz 1987; NDB.