SATTLER, Leonhard
(b. 1676 Allgau, d. 1744 Sankt Florian)
Austrian sculptor. He settled in St Florian in 1711 where he executed many sculptures for the abbey of St Florian.
Leonhard Sattler was the father of Johann Paul and Jakob Sattler.
Doorway
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).
