Josef Ignaz Mildorfer (13 Oct 1719–1775)

• Was an Austrian painter.
• Mildorfer was born in Innsbruck.

• He was initially trained by his father Michael Ignaz Mildorfer.

• He later apprenticed with Paul Troger.

• In 1745 Mildorfer became a member of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, and starting in 1751 taught as a professor of painting.

• That same year he was appointed court painter to Princess Eleonora of Savoy, where he was commissioned to paint frescoes for the Menagerie Pavilion at Schönbrunn.

• Mildorfer primarily painted religious-themed altarpieces and frescoes.

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