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Steidl, Melchior Michael
1656–1727
Born: 1656, Innsbruck
Died: 1727, Munich
Gender: male
Occupations
painter
Biography
Noted for his fresco work for religious foundations in Germany; he also frequently painted altarpieces for the churches he had frescoed. His frescoes typically feature the illusionistic system of total ceiling decoration practised by Cortona and Andrea Pozzo, combining figures with painted architecture.
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