Background
He was born in a peasant family in Nauders, Tyrol.
mosaicist painter autobiographer
He was born in a peasant family in Nauders, Tyrol.
He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts of Venice.
In 1837 he received the Pix de Rome from the Venetian Academy, which allowed him to study in Rome. He was named a professor at the Academy of Vienna in 1850. He produced many portraits, religious canvases, and frescoes.
Among his pupils was Francesco Beda.