Johann Michael Rottmayr

Johann Michael Rottmayr (11 December 1656 – 25 October 1730) was an Austrian painter.

Along with his Laufen-born contemporary, Hans Adam Weissenkircher, he received his education from Johann Carl Loth in Venice.

Johann Michael Rottmayr painted the inside of the central dome of the Melk Abbey.

The reverse side gives a view up into the central dome of the church, with its typical vision of heaven.

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Melk Abbey commemorative coin featuring a painting of Johann Michael