Fischer Von Erlach

Fischer von Erlach:

  • Simon Vischer (before 1598 - 1653, Graz), a bookseller
    • Johann Baptist Fischer (aka Vischer) (1626, Graz - 1702, Graz), a sculptor
      ∞ Anna Maria Erlacher née Khrätschmair (before 1618/17 - 1677)
      • Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, since 1696 a nobility (1656, Graz - 1723), architect
        • Joseph Emanuel Fischer von Erlach (1693, Vienna - 1742), architect, son of Johann Bernhard

Famous quotes containing the words fischer and/or von:

    “In a decaying society, art, if it is truthful, must also reflect decay. And unless it wants to break faith with its social function, art must show the world as changeable. And help to change it.”
    —Ernst Fischer (1899–1972)

    “We cannot and must not get rid of nor deny our characteristics. But we can give them shape and direction.”
    —Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)