!!!Prandtauer, Jakob

Prandtauer, Jakob, christened Stanz near Landeck (Tyrol), July 16, 1660, 
d. St. Poelten (Lower Austria), Sept. 16, 1726, with J. B.  Fischer 
von Erlach and J. L. von  Hildebrandt one of the most important 
architects of the Austrian Baroque, also deep appreciation of 
craftsmen's skills. P. was trained by H. G. Asam in Schnann (Tyrol) 
and from 1689 mentioned as a sculptor in Thalheim (Lower Austria). His 
art developed far from the imperial residence, he was unable to obtain 
large secular commissions, but as an architect was held in high favour 
by the Prelates' Estate. P. was in Vienna in 1701 and 1704, his style 
was inspired by the ideas of Fischer von Erlach, M. Steinl, A. Beduzzi 
and C. A. Carlone and lived on in the works of his nephew J.  
Munggenast and his sons. His work is noted for its practicality and 
adaptability while retaining its individual style; this also explains 
the large qualitative range of his work. His life's work is the abbey 
of  Melk (1702-1736, with A. N.  Beduzzi, J.  Munggenast and others), 
where he worked until his death.

!Works
Lower Austria: Chapel of the Thalheim palace, around 1690; 
priest's house in Haitzendorf, 1694-1700; parish church in Weikendorf 
(alterations), 1702-1704; pilgrimage church in Sonntagberg, 1706-1718; 
dome of the pilgrimage church in Maria Taferl, 1707-1711; Carmelite 
Church in St. Poelten (building supervisor), 1708-1712; parts of the 
monastery at Herzogenburg, 1714-1716; renovation of the St. Poelten 
cathedral, 1721/1722. - Upper Austria: stairs, hall and guest tract of 
the monastery in Garsten, 1708-1710; Christkindl pilgrimage church, 
1708/1709; continuation of the construction of the monastery at St. 
Florian, 1708-1726; Neu Pernstein palace, 1715-1717; bishop's court in 
Linz, 1721-1726; Hohenbrunn palace near St. Florian, 1724-1729. - 
Plans for the monasteries at Kremsmuenster, 1710, Klosterneuburg, 
1713, Herzogenburg, 1714, and Goettweig, 1719.

!Literature
J. P. und sein Kunstkreis, exhibition catalogue, Melk 
1960; G. Schikola, Beitraege zu einer P.-Monographie, 1969; P. Fidler, 
Zur Bauaufgabe in der Barockarchitektur, 1985; H. Lorenz (ed.), 
Barock, Geschichte der bildenden Kunst in Oe., ed. by H. Fillitz, vol. 
4, 1999.



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