300th birthday - Austria / II. Republic of Austria 1960 - 1.50 Shilling

The brand image shows a portrait of the artist. The baptismal matrix of the episcopal deanery Zams near Landeck in Tirol shows that on 16th July 1660 a son was born in Stanz to the mountain farmer Simon Prandtauer and his wife Maria Lentsch, who was given the name Jacob in the baptism. Prandtauer learned in the years 1677 to 1680 masonry master mason Georg Asam in Schnann and received from the masons and stonemasons in Imst on 13 January 1689 the journeyman's letter. At the age of 32, he became master mason. On April 6, 1702, he was commissioned to build the Melk Abbey, where he created one of the most beautiful baroque buildings in the world. At 48, he succeeded the famous Italian architect Carlo Antonio Carlone, after whose death he completed, among others, the great Upper Austrian monasteries Garsten, Kremsmünster and St. Florian. The gifted artist died on 16 September 1726 in St. Pölten and was buried in the local cathedral. The large baroque exhibition organized by the Melk Abbey, the state government and the municipality of Melk from 14 May to 23 October 1960 documented his great work under the title "Jakob Prandtauer and his time".