Johannes Pöckel : malíř činný v Uhrách ve stínu Maulbertsche

The study is a brief summary of monographic research conducted within the framework of the research programme titled Baroque Fresco Painting in Hungary. It examines the work of 18th-century painter Johannes Pöckel (?–1778?), with particular focus on his role in completing the fresco programme of the parish church in Sümeg. The church's fresco cycle was Franz Anton Maulbertsch's first and most significant work in Hungary. However, recent research has revealed that certain elements – among them depictions of four bishop saints – were not painted by Maulbertsch but are later additions, presumably the work of Pöckel. Stylistic and iconographic differences support this conclusion. The frescoes were likely commissioned by the same patron, Bishop Márton Biró Padányi, who had earlier commissioned work from Maulbertsch. Johannes Pöckel probably worked in Maulbertsch's workshop but did not return to Vienna; instead, he settled in Sümeg, where he received further commissions. His only signed fresco is located in Szécsisziget and is nearly an exact copy of the Sümeg decoration, demonstrating the regional artistic influence of Sümeg. The study also identifies several other works by Pöckel, contributing to the research of Baroque fresco painting in Hungary.