The final seminar paper examines the painting Intercessors against the Plague, a work by Martin Johann Kremser-Schmidt, created for the parish church of St. Sebastian, Fabian and Rochus at Pungert in Kranj. The painting, dated 1773, was produced at the height of Kremser-Schmidt’s artistic career. The precise link between Schmidt and Kranj remains unknown, though the Jesuit Gabriel Gruber is mentioned as the most likely intermediary. The painting stands out for its dramatic composition, characteristic diagonal lighting, and iconography of three saints mediating between the suffering and the heavenly realm. Significantly, it strongly influenced Leopold Layer, who repeatedly adopted Schmidt’s motifs and treatment of light, making the painting an essential artistic model.
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