SATTLER, Leonhard
(b. 1676, Allgau, d. 1744, Sankt Florian)

Doorway

1686-1724
Stone
Collegiate foundation, St. Florian

The buildings of the Augustinian choral foundation in St. Florian, south of Linz, were initially begun by Carlo Antonio Carlone in 1686. He constructed a church based on the proportions and with the structural organization of the Jesuit church of the Gesu in Rome. Apparently the scheme was for an aisleless nave with galleries above the side chapels.

After Carlone's death, Jakob Prandtauer continued the work from 1706 to 1724. From the west front of the church he developed an elongated wing with a richly sculptured doorway.

The picture shows the doorway with sculptures by Leonhard Sattler (1676-1744).