!!!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.



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