Altomonte Martino ( Italian. Martino Altomonte ) (May 8, 1657, Naples - September 14, 1745, Vienna) - Italian painter, from 1684 in Poland, court painter Jan III Sobieski (mainly battle, religious, mythological and biblical paintings, drawings).
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| Date of Birth | May 8, 1657 |
| Place of Birth | Naples |
| Date of death | September 14, 1745 (88 years) |
| Place of death | Vein |
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Life Story
German by birth, was born in the city of Naples. Subsequently, the German surname Hohenberg was changed to Altomonte. Childhood and youth passed in Italy. He studied in Naples, later - in Rome. Art education in the Roman Academy of St.. Luke . Among his teachers in Rome are Giovanni Gaul and Carlo Maratta .
In 1684 - 1702 - he worked at the court of the Polish king Jan III Sobieski in Lviv and Zholkva.
Among the best works are the “ Battle of Vienna (1683) ”, “The Battle of Parkana on November 9, 1683”, “Portrait of A. Kornyakt”, “Carrying the Cross”, “The Last Supper”.
The father of the artist Bartolomeo Altomonte (1694 - 1783).
Gallery
Altar in the Church of St. Ursula with the image of St. Michael the Archangel, 1738-1740, the city of Linz
Ascension of the Virgin, altar composition
Holy family
Saint Peter heals paralytic. Detail altar image.
Alexander the Great cuts the Gordian knot
Apotheosis of St. Leopold
Adoration of the Magi
Worship of the name of Christ
Literature
- Felix Czeike (1992) Historisches Lexikon Wien, Volume I, ISBN 3-218-00546-9
- Hannes Etzlstorfer (2002) Martino und Bartolomeo Altomonte . Baroque museum, Salzburg ISBN 3-901925-27-9 .
- Hans Aurenhammer (1965) Martino Altomonte . Herold, Vienna
See also
- Belvedere (Vienna) , painting of the marble hall
- Catholic church of St. Peter and Paul (Vilnius) , author of frescoes and paintings
- Baroque in the Commonwealth