Madonna with child surrounded by angels, around 1600 (Artwork)

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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Madonna with child surrounded by angels, around 1600



Category:	Sold Paintings
Artist:	Rottenhammer, Hans 1564-1625 Germany
Media:	Oil on copper
Genre:	Figurative
This painting is attributed to Hans Rottenhammer 1564-1625. A history painter, Hans Rottenhammer was born 1564 in Munich and died in Augsburg in 1625. He was first a student of Donauer. He left for Rome very early in his career where he was appreciated for his small paintings with historical and mythological themes. He then discovered his true passion while studying the works of Tintoretto and Veronese in Venise. In comparison to his German period, his paintings became lighter in appearance and more elegant. He executed some works for the Venetian churches. He was also commissioned for some paintings.After working in several Italian cities, he returned to Germany, in Augsburg, under the Emperor Rodolphe II for whom he executed some works. Many of the landscapes in his works were painted by Jan Brueghel and Paul Brill. Museum: Amsterdam, Angers, Avignon, Berlin, Bordeaux, Brussels, Geneva, London, Milan, Paris, Rotterham and many others. Lit.: Bénézit, Thieme-Becker, and other.

Dimensions:	8" x 6 1/2"
Price Range:	Sold
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