Johann Fischbach (1797 – 1871): A Salzburg Landscape Painter Johann Fischbach was born in Grafenegg, Austria, in 1797—the son of Count Breunerschen’s steward. His artistic inclinations began early, fueled by a family tradition of patronage and an innate fascination with the natural world. He embarked on his formal art education at the Akademie der bildenden Künste Vienna, where he honed his skills under Joseph Mössmer (1780-1845), absorbing the stylistic precepts of Romanticism and establishing himself as a student of academic tradition. This formative period instilled in him a meticulous ap…