{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}} [[File:Franz Nadorp - Portrait of Josef Bergler.jpg|thumb|''Joseph Bergler'' by Franz Nadorp, 1823]] '''Joseph Bergler the Younger''' (1 May 1753 – 25 June 1829) was an Austrian painter and etcher. He was director of the Prague Academy.
==Life== Bergler was born in Salzburg, the son of sculptor Joseph Bergler the Elder (1718–1788) who instructed his son. He moved to Italy in 1776 and studied under Martin Knoller in Milan and Anton von Maron in Rome.<ref>[https://www.rct.uk/collection/406688/francis-anthony-duke-of-saxe-coburg-saalfeld-1750-1806 "After Joseph Bergler (1753-1829)", The Royal Collection Trust]</ref> He lived at the Piazza di Spagna, sharing a place with Felice Giani, Franz Caucig, and others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ng-slo.si/en/default.asp?id=274&prikaz=opis_avtorja&avtor=76|title=Franc Kačič (Caucig)|work= 19th and 20th century painters|publisher=National Gallery of Slovenia|accessdate=18 February 2012}}</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=dy1GEAAAQBAJ&dq=Joseph+Bergler+the+Younger&pg=PA127 Tomorad, Mladen. ''A History of Research Into Ancient Egyptian Culture in Southeast Europe'', Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, 2015, p. 127 n.9] {{ISBN|9781784910914}}</ref>
He also became acquainted with Maron's brother-in-law, Anton Raphael Mengs, as well as Gavin Hamilton and Giovanni Volpato. In 1786, he returned to live with his parents in Passau. In 1800, he moved to Prague in Bohemia,<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.biographien.ac.at/oebl_1/73.pdf|title=Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815–1950}}</ref> where he helped to found the Academy of Fine Arts at the Clementinum, and became its first director. Bergler taught Antonín Machek lithography and other graphic techniques.<ref>{{Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie|20|5|7|Machek, Anton|Rudolf Müller|ADB:Machek, Anton}}</ref> Friedrich von Amerling was also a student. The sculptor Wenzel Prahner became a close friend.
During his sojourn in Rome he made a particular study of the works of Raphael. He was patronized by Count Thun and became chamber painter to Cardinal Auersperg, prince bishop of Passau. Bergler created altar-pieces for a number of churches in Prague and the vicinity.<ref>[https://www.oxfordartonline.com/groveart/browse;jsessionid=032CCFEFA0EAF601C967F0B28163748D?page=5&pageSize=20&sort=titlesort&subSite=groveart&t0=art_ArtFormsAndPractices%3A19 Prahl, Roman. "Bergler, Josef, the younger", Grove Art Online, 2003]</ref> In 1774, he created works for the side altars in the "Mariahilf" pilgrim church in Passau.
He died in Prague on 25 June 1829, aged 76.
==Works== <gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> File:Joseph Bergler der Jüngere - Portrait of General Ludwig von Vogelsang.jpg|Portrait of General Ludwig von Vogelsang, 1810/1811 File:Joseph Bergler d.y. - Ängel - NMH 211-1919 - Nationalmuseum.jpg|Angel File:Joseph Bergler der Jüngere Mater dolorosa 1805.jpg|Mater Dolorosa, 1805 File:Alois Martin David, portrét 1810.JPG|Alois Martin David, 1810 File:Josef Bergler, Hermés a poutník, 1803, sépie, 26,8 x 20,6 cm.jpg|Hermes and the Pilgrim,1803 </gallery>
== References == {{reflist}} '''Attribution:''' * {{Bryan (3rd edition)|title=Bergler, Joseph |volume=1}}
==External links== {{commons category-inline|Joseph Bergler der Jüngere|Joseph Bergler}}
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