Székesfehérvár - Carmelite Monastery

The inconspicuous exterior of the church(entrance through the former house, now a priests' home) bears no indication of the exceptionally impressive interior concealed behind it. The most important art treasure of this Rococo style church built in 1745-48 are the ceiling frescos (1768/69) by the Baroque artist Franz Anton Maulbertsch from Upper Swabia depicting scenes from the life of Mary: in the first bay "The birth of Mary" (with Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and David in the spandrels), in the second bay "Mary's Ascension" and in the choir the "Immaculate Conception". The paintings in the side altars (death of St Joseph and St Anna) are by the same artist. On the ground floor of the monastery there is a small museum of church art.