Ignaz Unterberger

1742 Cavalese – 1797 Vienna

The South Tyrolean painter and printmaker, Ignaz Unterberger, came from a family of artists and was trained, amongst others, by his brother Christoph in Rome. In 1776 he went to Vienna, where he became a member of the Academy. In 1795 he was appointed imperial court painter. The artist left a relatively small but first-rate printed oeuvre.