1748-1797 IT, Cavalese
Ignaz Unterberger was an Italian and Austrian artist as a painter and printmaker, who was also a keen inventor. He was a member of a large dynasty of Tyrolian artists.Unterberger was probably born on 24 July 1748 in Cavalese, located in the County of Tyrol, today in Italy. His initial artistic instruction came from his uncle Franz Sebald Unterberger (1706-1776). Unterberger Senior taught his nephew the style of the Tyrol. This was High Baroque - famed for intricate church altarpieces, sculpture and frescoes. Artists working in Vienna and Salzburg found themselves training in Rome, including Ignaz's elder brother. Christoph Unterberger (1732-1798)'s influence as a member of the Accademia di San Luca provided Ignaz with access to a pivotal group of Italian artists when he arrived in Rome in