Jakob Prandtauer (1660-1726)
Jakob Prandtauer was born in July of 1660 as the son of a
master mason. He grew up in Stanz in Austria, where he learned his father’s
trade. At the age of 19 he began to study sculpture and architecture, soon
after he got a job as a sculpture in the city of Sankt Pölten, South Austria. He
established himself there and by 1700 he made a name for himself as a master
builder.
Melk Abby (1702-36)
Throughout
his architectural career Prandtauer worked for the monastery of Melk, where he helped
rebuild a number of religious buildings. Although He was never trained in
Italy, he looked at the Italian baroque forms for inspiration. from this he was able to create a
native style of baroque.
Seitenstetten Abbey (1687–1717)
Although The Church of Melk is his most renowned design, he
also built the pilgrimage church on the Sonntagberg and the monastery at
Garsten. He was also responsible for the
reconstruction of the Sankt Florina monastery, and numerous more. Thanks to his
stone mason training Prandtauer was able to design all aspects of the building,
including exterior and interior spaces.
After Prandtauer’s death in 1726 his pupil, joseph
Mungenast, took over his unfinished projects.
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