The Visionary of the Austrian Baroque In the heart of Lower Austria, amidst the rolling landscapes of Grafenwörth, a talent was born that would eventually illuminate the altars of Europe. Martin Johann Schmidt, often affectionately remembered as Kremser Schmidt, emerged in 1718 not merely as a painter, but as a profound storyteller of the divine. As the son of a sculptor, Johannes Schmidt, his early life was steeped in the tactile bea…