Rottmayr, Johann Michael#
Rottmayr, Johann Michael, baptized Laufen (Germany), Dec. 11, 1654, d. Vienna, Oct. 25, 1730, painter of altarpieces and frescoes. First prominent painter of the Austrian baroque; 1689 painter at the court in Salzburg, from 1696 worked in Vienna. His large-scale highly decorative paintings combine Italian elements with characteristics of the Flemish Baroque (Rubens) to form a new style marked by ideal use of space and by brightly-coloured, lively figures. R. was held in high esteem, particularly by J. B. Fischer von Erlach.
Works#
Salzburg: Residenz, from 1710; Kajetaner- and Dreifaltigkeitskirche, 1697, Mirabell Castle, 1723/1724. - Vienna: Gartenpalais Liechtenstein, 1706-1708; Peterskirche, 1713/1714; Karlskirche, 1725-1730. - Lower Austria: Klosterneuburg, 1729; Heiligenkreuz (high altar), 1696; the monastery of Melk, 1716-1722/23. - Frain an der Thaya, Breslau (both Czech Republic), Pommersfelden (Germany), 1716.Literature#
E. Hubala, J. M. R., 1981.