Maria Anna Walburga Ignatia "Marianne" Mozart, also known by her nickname Nannerl, was a distinguished musician from Salzburg. In her childhood, she developed into an outstanding keyboard player under
Detail from Portrait of the Mozart Family, c. 1781
This portrait, by Louis Carrogis, known as "Carmontelle", was painted in Paris during the family grand tour. It shows Leopold with his violin, Wolfgang at the keyboard, and Nannerl (perhaps unusually, since her fame was as a keyboardist) singing.
Maria Anna Mozart's piano is not preserved. The maker of her instrument, Johann Evangelist Schmidt, built this instrument (perhaps of heavier construction) 20 years later in 1803.
Portrait of Marianne's husband Johann Baptist Franz Freiherr von Berchtold zu Sonnenburg. Unknown artist, third quarter of 18th century, Salzburg Museum
The Mozart family were the ancestors, relatives, and descendants of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The earliest documents mentioning the name "Mozart", then spelled "Motzhart" or "Motzhardt", are from the B
Maria Anna Mozart
…October 1829 (aged 78) Salzburg Occupations Musician, music teacher Spouse Johann Baptist Franz von Berchtold zu Sonnenburg (m. 1784) Children 3 Family Mozart family Maria Anna Walburga Ignatia "Marianne" Mozart (30 July 1751 – 29 October 1829), also known by her nickname Nannerl, was a distinguished musician from…
Portrait of the Mozart Family, c. 1780: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart with his sister Maria Anna playing their piano and their father Johnann Georg Leopold holding his violin, on the wall a portrait of his dead mother Anna Maria
Anne Maria Mozart, née Pertl, c. 1775
Maria Anne Mozart ("Nannerl"), c. 1785