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Matthias Braun

1684 - 1738

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Matthias Bernard Braun (Czech: Matyáš Bernard Braun, 24 February 1684 in Sautens near Innsbruck – 15 February 1738 in Prague) was a sculptor and carver active in the Kingdom of Bohemia, one of the most prominent late baroque style sculptors in the area. Matthias Bernard Braun was born as the fifth child of Jacob Braun and Magdalene born Neureuter. He apprenticed in the Holy Roman Empire where he was born in Salzburg, in the Reoublic of Venice, and in the Papal States in Bologna and Rome. In his work, it is the Italian influence, that is the most prominent. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Matthias Braun is the 180th most popular sculptor (up from 198th in 2019), the 769th most popular biography from Austria (up from 807th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Austrian Sculptor.

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Among SCULPTORS

Among sculptors, Matthias Braun ranks 180 out of 258. Before him are Balthasar Permoser, Robert Jacobsen, Sergey Merkurov, Lev Kerbel, Melchiorre Cafà, and David Černý. After him are Hermann Obrist, Juan Martínez Montañés, Valie Export, Martin Kippenberger, Dušan Džamonja, and Anthony Caro.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1684, Matthias Braun ranks 20. Before him are Wilhelm Reinhard von Neipperg, Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet, duc de Belle-Isle, Bohuslav Matěj Černohorský, Matthias Bel, Edward Vernon, and Francesco Manfredini. After him is Johann Jacob Dillenius. Among people deceased in 1738, Matthias Braun ranks 8. Before him are Turlough O'Carolan, Joseph Süß Oppenheimer, Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Jean-François Dandrieu, Caspar Bartholin the Younger, and George Bähr. After him are Landgravine Charlotte of Hesse-Homburg, Jean-Joseph Mouret, and Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Matthias Braun ranks 769 out of 1,424. Before him are Karl Wendlinger (1968), Josef August Schultes (1773), Joseph Hellmesberger Sr. (1828), Johann Michael Vogl (1768), Willy Puchner (1952), and Erich Eliskases (1913). After him are Baldur Preiml (1939), Fritzi Burger (1910), Josef Uridil (1895), Herma Szabo (1902), Valie Export (1940), and Helmut Senekowitsch (1933).

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Among SCULPTORS In Austria

Among sculptors born in Austria, Matthias Braun ranks 5. Before him are Anna Mahler (1904), Georg Rafael Donner (1693), Antun Augustinčić (1900), and Magda Frank (1914). After him are Valie Export (1940), Fritz Wotruba (1907), Alfred Hrdlicka (1928), Erwin Wurm (1954), Franz West (1947), and Hellmuth Marx (1915).

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