Vinzenz Fischer - Die Verklärung des Apostels Paulus
auction 928, Lot 61
THE RUDOLF NEUMEISTER COLLECTION - HIGHLIGHTS
on 22 October 2019
Vinzenz Fischer
Die Verklärung des Apostels Paulus
Differenzbesteuerung
Vinzenz Fischer, 1729 Schmidham near Bad Griesbach (Lower Bavaria) - 1810 Vienna
St Paul in Glory
Signed on the left (damaged) and dated 1770. Oil on canvas. 71.5 x 43 cm. Relined. Restored. Framed. Oil study (bozetto) for the ceiling fresco of the Salvatorsaal of the Barnabitenkolleg in Vienna (Mariahilf). The current Pfarrhof was built in 1768 by Paul Udalrich Trientl. The former refectory, now the Salvatorsaal, with its large ceiling fresco by Fischer, is the most famous room in the building. Whilst painting the fresco, Fischer deviated from his plans making changes to figures in the circumferential scenes, but the main group surrounding St. Paul is true to his preparatory designs. Vinzenz Fischer began his education at the Vienna Academy in 1749, set out on a trip to Italy in 1753, and resumed his studies on his return in 1755. In 1760 he was appointed full member of the Academy, and from 1764 until 1800 he was Professor of Architecture, Optics, Perspective and Ornamentation. Until the 1770s, Vinzenz Fischers work belonged stylistically to the circle of Franz Anton Maulbertsch. For example, Fischer worked with Maulbertsch on the wall and ceiling paintings of the Hofkammerkapelle in the Vienna Hofburg (1772). He also copied some of Maulbertschs works.
