Johann Georg Schmidt (painter)
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Johann Georg Schmidt was an Austria
n Baroque painter. To distinguish him from his better-known namesake Martin Johann Schmidt
from Krems (Kremser Schmidt) he was also known as the "Viennese Schmidt" (Wiener Schmidt).
Johann Georg Schmidt was born in Bohemia
. He was educated in the studio of Peter Strudel
and was influenced by Martino Altomonte
. He often worked with architects such as Johann Lucas von Hildebrandt. He worked especially in Lower Austria
and Vienna
, on high altarpieces and other paintings, in places such as the Franciscan Church, Vienna
, Altenburg Abbey
, Klosterneuburg Priory, Lilienfeld Abbey
and Zwettl Abbey
. He died in Krems.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n Baroque painter. To distinguish him from his better-known namesake Martin Johann Schmidt
Martin Johann Schmidt
Martin Johann Schmidt, called Kremser Schmidt or Kremserschmidt, , was one of the most outstanding Austrian painters of the late Baroque/Rococo along with Franz Anton Maulbertsch.A son of the sculptor Johannes Schmidt and a pupil of Gottlieb Starmayr, he spent...
from Krems (Kremser Schmidt) he was also known as the "Viennese Schmidt" (Wiener Schmidt).
Johann Georg Schmidt was born in Bohemia
Bohemia
Bohemia is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands. It is located in the contemporary Czech Republic with its capital in Prague...
. He was educated in the studio of Peter Strudel
Peter Strudel
Peter Strudel or Peter Strudl was an Austrian sculptor and painter. His work forms the transition of Austria to the high baroque style.Strudel was born in Cles, Trentino....
and was influenced by Martino Altomonte
Martino Altomonte
Martino Altomonte, born Johann Martin Hohenberg was an Italian Baroque painter of Austrian descent who mainly worked in Poland and Austria.-Life and work:...
. He often worked with architects such as Johann Lucas von Hildebrandt. He worked especially in Lower Austria
Lower Austria
Lower Austria is the northeasternmost state of the nine states in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria since 1986 is Sankt Pölten, the most recently designated capital town in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria had formerly been Vienna, even though Vienna is not officially part of Lower Austria...
and Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, on high altarpieces and other paintings, in places such as the Franciscan Church, Vienna
Franciscan Church, Vienna
The Church of St. Jerome, commonly known as Vienna's Franciscan Church is a Roman Catholic parish church dedicated to St. Jerome and located in the historic city center of Vienna, Vienna's 1st district . It is the church of the Franciscan Order in Vienna.- Interior :Erected in 1603 the outside...
, Altenburg Abbey
Altenburg Abbey
Altenburg Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in Altenburg in Lower Austria.It was founded in 1144 by Countess Hildeburg of Boigen-Rebgau. Under the abbots Maurus Boxler and Placidus Much the abbey took on its present Baroque form...
, Klosterneuburg Priory, Lilienfeld Abbey
Lilienfeld Abbey
Lilienfeld Abbey is a Cistercian monastery in Lilienfeld to the south of Sankt Pölten in Lower Austria.- History :It was founded in 1202 by Leopold VI, Duke of Austria and Styria, as a daughter house of Heiligenkreuz Abbey...
and Zwettl Abbey
Zwettl Abbey
Zwettl Abbey is a Cistercian monastery located in Zwettl in Lower Austria, in the Diocese of St. Pölten.- History :Zwettl Abbey was founded in 1137 by Hademar I of Kuenring, with Herrmann, a monk of Heiligenkreuz Abbey, as its first abbot . It was a daughter house of Heiligenkreuz, of the line of...
. He died in Krems.