Johann Petr Molitor (1702 - 1756)

Johann Petr Molitor

Johann Petr Molitor (born Johann Peter Miller) was a German painter of the mid-eighteenth century, late Baroque period. He is known as a painter and master of frescoes who lived and worked in Prague for most of his career.

Molitor (Miller) studied painting in various German cities and moved to Prague in 1730. Later, after converting to Catholicism, he began signing his paintings as Molitor. The artist was admitted to the Old Town Society of Artists and was famous for his portraits, landscapes and paintings on sacred and allegorical themes. He also created many church paintings and frescoes. He learned the art of fresco painting in Prague.