Christ Comforted by an Angel

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Paul Troger belonged to a group of decorative painters which grew up under the influence of Andrea Pozzo in Vienna. Pozzo was called to Vienna to decorate the university church and the Lichtenstein palace. Troger settled in Vienna in 1728 and became one of the best representatives of the Viennese Rococo painting.

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About the Artist

Paul Troger

1698 – 1762

Austrian painter, draughtsman and printmaker. Through his fresco-work and his draughtsmanship, which adapt a vast range of Italian influences, as well as his teaching, he is one of the foremost figures of 18th-century Austrian art. After a long study-tour to Italy he became the favourite fresco painter of the Lower Austrian monasteries. In 1754-57 he became the rector of the Academy in Vienna and he influenced many important painters of the next generation, such as Maulbertsch and Mildorfer.

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