Paul Troger
Austrian painter, draughtsman and printmaker / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Paul Troger (30 October 1698 – 20 July 1762) was an Austrian painter, draughtsman, and printmaker of the late Baroque period. Troger's illusionistic ceiling paintings in fresco are notable for their dramatic vitality of movement and their palette of light colors.
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Born | (1698-10-30)30 October 1698 |
Died | 20 July 1762(1762-07-20) (aged 63) |
Nationality | Austrian |
Education | Giuseppe Alberti, Sebastiano Ricci and Francesco Solimena |
Known for | Painting |
Notable work | Frescoes in Altenburg, Melk and Göttweig Abbeys |
Movement | Baroque |
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Paul Troger’s style, particularly in his frescoes, dominated Austrian painting until the end of the 18th century and profoundly influenced significant artists of the next generation, notably Franz Anton Maulbertsch, Josef Ignaz Mildorfer, Johann Wenzel Bergl and Johann Lucas Kracker.