Johann Michael Sattler

He began his studies in 1804, at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, where his primary instructor was Hubert Maurer.

He was so impressed by Sattler's talent and the beauty of the city, that he expressed a desire to see Salzburg with its romantic surroundings presented as a panorama.

It was completed in 1829, with the assistance of Friedrich Loos and Johann Josef Schindler [de], and covered 125 square meters (app.

This was followed by an extended tour throughout Europe, accompanied by his wife and two children, "with 30 tons and crossing approximately 30,000 kilometres of land and water, a feat no one had ever done before me and one which would be difficult to repeat in the future".

Later, it was moved to the Salzburg Museum and was severely damaged when the building was destroyed during World War II.

A portrait of Sattler; possibly by his son, Hubert
Sattler's panorama of Salzburg (4.86 × 25.81 m)