Michelangelo Unterberger
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Michelangelo Unterberger (August 11, 1695 – June 27, 1758), was an Austrian painter.
Unterberger was born at Cavalese
, in what was then Austrian Tyrol
, and was part of an Austrian family of artists. He was originally taught by Giuseppe Alberti
, and painted primarily religious-themed works.
Unterberger was born at Cavalese
Cavalese
Cavalese is a comune of 3,665 inhabitants in Trentino, northern Italy, a ski resort and the main center in the Val di Fiemme.The cable car from Cavalese to the nearby mountain Cermis has been the site of two major cable-car accidents, one in 1976 and one in 1998 Cavalese is a comune of 3,665...
, in what was then Austrian Tyrol
County of Tyrol
The County of Tyrol, Princely County from 1504, was a State of the Holy Roman Empire, from 1814 a province of the Austrian Empire and from 1867 a Cisleithanian crown land of Austria-Hungary...
, and was part of an Austrian family of artists. He was originally taught by Giuseppe Alberti
Giuseppe Alberti
Giuseppe Alberti was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. He was born at Cavalese, in what was then Austrian Tyrol. After having studied medicine at Padua he decided to become a painter and architect. He worked under Pietro Liberi in Venice, then in Rome, and finally settled at Trieste....
, and painted primarily religious-themed works.