Brief Biography-Johann Franz Michael Rottmayr, (Rothmeyer, or Rottmayr von Rosenbrunn) was born in Laufen in 1652. He studied under Carl Loth in Venice, where he stayed for thirteen years, influenced by Correggio's works. In 1688 he resided in Salzburg, where he undertook several commissions for churches; in 1696, he moved to Vienna, where some of his works are not unlike Pietro da Cortona's. Rubens also influenced him. In Vienna, he was a court painter to the Emperors Joseph I and Charles VI, becoming a baron. He spent his last days in Vienna, travelling to Melk and other cities for commissions. His most important work is in Schloss Weißenstein, in Pommersfelden, Germany.