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Jul 20, 1998 · Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach (baptized July 20, 1656, Graz, Austria—died April 5, 1723, Vienna) was an Austrian architect, sculptor, and architectural historian whose Baroque style, a synthesis of classical, Renaissance, and southern Baroque elements, shaped the tastes of the Habsburg empire.
- Hans Aurenhammer
Early life. Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach was born in Graz and baptized in the parish church of Heiligen Blut on 20 July 1656. His parents came from notable Graz families: his father was a provincial sculptor and artisan, his grandfather was a bookseller, and his mother was the daughter of a joiner and married to a sculptor before her second marriage.
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Johann Bernhard Fischer, seit 1696 Fischer von Erlach, auch genannt Fischer von Erlach der Ältere (* 20. Juli 1656 in Graz; † 5. April 1723 in Wien ), war ein österreichischer Bildhauer und Architekt. Er gilt neben Andreas Schlüter als bedeutendster Vertreter des deutschen Barock. Zu seinen Hauptwerken gehören das Winterpalais des Prinzen ...
One of the most important architects of the Baroque era in Austria was Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach (1656–1723). At the behest of the Habsburgs he designed grandiose monuments of imperial splendour. Having trained in Rome, Fischer initially worked as a sculptor and medal engraver. His first architectural works included a triumphal arch ...
Ihr Architekt Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach (1656–1723) steht im Zentrum der ersten Sonderausstellung im neueröffneten Wien Museum. Fast 70 Jahre nach der letzten großen Schau wird Fischers Werk neu betrachtet und mit der Gestaltung durch Werner Feiersinger in einen zeitgenössischen künstlerischen Kontext gestellt.
May 29, 2018 · Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach (1656-1723) was the greatest architect of baroque Austria. He blended Italian baroque ideas with French classicism and created an architecture magnificent enough to express imperial authority and grandeur. On the upsurge of the arts that took place in central Europe after the lifting of the siege of Vienna ...
May 5, 2024 · At both the Karlskirche and the Hofburg (Imperial Palace) much of the work was carried out by his son, Joseph Emanuel Fischer von Erlach (1695–1742). Johann Bernhard's Entwurff einer historischen Architektur (Outline of Historical Architecture—1721) appeared in English as A Plan of Civil and Historical Architecture in 1730, and was among ...
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