Anton Kern

Anton Kern or Körne (12 December 1709 - 8 June 1747) was a Bohemian-born painter; primarily of religious and historical scenes.

[3] He made numerous sketches for altar and ceiling paintings at the court church that were never executed.

That same year, Frederick Augustus II, the Elector of Saxony, presented him with a scholarship to study in Rome, where he may have worked with Francesco Trevisani.

In his last years, he turned to mythological subjects and developed stylistic elements that would later become part of the Rococo style.

[3] His older brother, Benedict (1704-c.1777), was also an artist and court painter in Saxony, who specialized in landscapes and restorations.