Joseph Emanuel Fischer von Erlach
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13 September 1693 Vienna |
| Died | 29 June 1742 (aged 48) Vienna |
| Occupation | Architect |
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Joseph Emanuel Fischer von Erlach, also Fischer von Erlach the younger (13 September 1693 in Vienna – 29 June 1742 in Vienna) was an Austrian architect of the Baroque, Rococo and Baroque classicism.
He was the son of Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach. He continued some projects of his father, in particular, the Karlskirche in Vienna, the Hofbibliothek (Imperial Library), and the Winterreitschultrakt (Winter Riding School) of the Hofburg. However, after his father, he also worked on many palaces, castles, and churches, as well as numerous monuments, gardens, tombs, and altars (see "Works" below).
He first developed his skills in his father's workshop. In 1711, he worked on several of his father's commissions (e.g. Palais Dietrichstein, Trautson Palace, Böhmi Hofkanzlei, Schwarzenberg Palace) and also helped complete the publication "Draft of a historical architecture"; whose four volumes inspired many later designs. Through this work, Joseph Emanuel came into contact both with the architecture of his and earlier times and with Berne, his father's noble order.
His father also involved Joseph Emanuel in the writing of "Folders and Outlines of some buildings of Vienna, self-drawn from J.E.F.v.E.," with a preface by the court antiquarian Carl Gustav Heraeus. This publication was resumed later by Salomon Kleiner.
Until 1714, he received instruction in Vienna from his father's guest Gottfried Leibniz. The two obtained a travel scholarship for Joseph Emanuel from Kaiser Karl VI. This led him in 1713/1714 to Italy, where he accompanied, among others, the well-known archaeologist Francesco de Ficoroni.
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