Paul Strudel

Paul Strudel or Paul Strudl (c. 1648 – 20 November 1708) was an Austrian sculptor, architect, engineer, and painter, ennobled as Baron von Strudel and Vochburg. As a sculptor in the Hofburg, Paul Strudel worked creating statues with his younger brother, Peter Strudel. Life In 1648, Paul Strudel was born, as would be his younger brothers, Peter and Dominik, in Cles in the Val di Non in the County of Tyrol, where his father Jakob worked as a sculptor. Paul learned with his father and with Johann Carl Loth in Venice. In 1684, he came to Vienna, where he made three statues for the Prince of Liechtenstein; his high remuneration caused the envy of his German colleagues at that time. Paul Strudel came in 1686 to the Hofburg court in Vienna and obtained employment as a Court painter. Mostly he co-operated with his brother Peter Strudel. His work marks the transition of Austria to the high baroque; however, Strudel captured the style of Gian Lorenzo Bernini.