A Salzburg Portraitist: The Life and Legacy of Pietro Antonio Lorenzoni Pietro Antonio Lorenzoni, born in Cles, Tyrol in 1721 and passing away in Salzburg in 1782, occupies a fascinating, if somewhat elusive, position within the annals of Austrian art history. While not a painter of grand historical scenes or innovative stylistic departures, Lorenzoni carved out a niche for himself as a skilled portraitist, most notably becoming intimately connected with the burgeoning musical genius of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his family. His arrival in Salzburg during the 1740s marked the beginning of a…