Bergmüller Johann Georg (1688 - 1762)

Johann Georg Bergmüller (1688 Türkheim – 1762 Augsburg) Johann Georg's first steps in art were probably under the tutelage of his father, carpenter Hans Bergmüller. Duke Maximilian Philipp (1638–1705), brother of the Bavarian Elector Ferdinand Maria (1636–1679), noticed the talented youth and financed his apprenticeship (1702–1707) with Munich court painter Johann Andreas Wolff (1652–1716), the House of Wittelsbach assuming responsibility after the Duke's death. Before his study trip to the Netherlands in 1711, Bergmüller had already proved his skill with oil paintings and frescos in Düsseldorf and Munich. In 1713, his marriage granted him citizenship of Augsburg, and in the same year he joined the guild of painters, glaziers, sculptors, goldsmiths and gold- and silver-wire-pullers. In 1730, thanks to his high artistic reputation, he was appointed Catholic Director of the Augsburg Academy of Art and court painter at the episcopal court. Bergmüller's œuvre shows his extensive knowledge of Dutch and Roman baroque painting, acquired partly through his own observation and partly from prints.

Author: Habersatter Thomas

Literature: Translated catalogue text from (Translation: Gail Schamberger MA, Salzburg): Ducke Astrid: Der Kuss der Musen. Festspiele göttlicher Inspiration. Ausstellung Residenzgalerie Salzburg, DomQuartier Salzburg 20.2.2020-10.1.2021. Salzburg 2020, S. 103