Matthias Steinl
Illustration — King Joseph I as Victor over the Furor, 1693 Matthias Steinl (otherwise Steindel, Staindle, Steindl or Stinle) (c. 1644–18 April 1727) was an Austrian painter, architect and designer, and one of the country's best known Baroque sculptors. Together with Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach (1656–1723) and his rival Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt (1668–1765), Steinl may be considered one of the most influential architects to introduce the High Baroque style to Austria. • Illustration — High altar of the parish and pilgrimage church of Maria Hietzing in Vienna (1698) • Illustration — Pulpit of the Dominican Church in Vienna He probably originated from the area around Salzburg and probably trained as a craftsman and artist in Austria, although he may have learned to sculpt in the Netherlands and in Prague.
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Matthias Steinl

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- Born
- 1644
- Died
- 1727
- Nationality
- Austria
- Occupation
- architect · sculptor · painter
- Fields
- baroque architecture · Baroque sculpture · Baroque painting
- Movements
- Baroque
- Languages
- German
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Illustration — King Joseph I as Victor over the Furor, 1693 Matthias Steinl (otherwise Steindel, Staindle, Steindl or Stinle) (c. 1644–18 April 1727) was an Austrian painter, architect and designer, and one of the country's best known Baroque sculptors. Together with Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach (1656–1723) and his rival Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt (1668–1765), Steinl may be considered one of the most influential architects to introduce the High Baroque style to Austria. • Illustration — High altar of the parish and pilgrimage church of Maria Hietzing in Vienna (1698) • Illustration — Pulpit of the Dominican Church in Vienna He probably originated from the area around Salzburg and probably trained as a craftsman and artist in Austria, although he may have learned to sculpt in the Netherlands and in Prague.
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Born in 1644, died in 1727.
The recorded working language is German. The field of work recorded is baroque architecture, Baroque sculpture and Baroque painting. Work by Matthias Steinl is recorded in the collections of Nationalmuseum and Liebieghaus.
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- 1.some of these designs are now in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London
- 2.the church was rebuilt in the 1740s by Franz Munggenast
- 3.Gutenstein has some wooden statues carved by Steinl
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