Franz Anton Maulbertsch (1724-1796) was an Austrian fresco painter
known for his bold use of color. Although he has been recognized in
the Central European regions where he worked, Maulbertsch has
remained outside the general canon of art history. With Painterly
Enlightenment, Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann recovers the story of
Maulbertsch, offering the first comprehensive English-language
study of the long-neglected artist. Kaufmann situates Maulbertsch
as a fresco painter at a time of transition to easel painting, a
colorist at a time when color was not fully appreciated by
contemporary observers, and an interpreter of religious themes at a
time when secular subjects were becoming more popular. In this
analysis, he is shown caught between the intellectual forces of the
Enlightenment and the waning power of the traditional church, thus
helping to illuminate the relationship between the Enlightenment
and the arts. Kaufmann provides a thorough foundation for the fresh
recognition of one of the great painters of eighteenth-century
Europe, a leading fresco painter who is a colorist worthy of
comparison to the best of his contemporaries, including the
celebrated Venetian artist Giovanni Battista Tiepolo.
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