Johan Malthain
Johan Malthain , also Johan Malthan or Johann Molthane (* around 1550 , probably in the Netherlands ; † after 1605 ), was a court painter to the dukes Wilhelm and Johann Wilhelm von Jülich-Kleve-Berg .
life and work
Towards the end of Wilhelm's lifetime and during the reign of Johann Wilhelm von Jülich-Kleve-Berg, Malthain, who was probably born in Holland , was palpable as a court painter in Düsseldorf . In a trial that was conducted against the Duchess Jakobe in 1595 , he referred to himself as "Master Johan Malthain". Portraits he created of both sovereigns and members of the royal family are well known.
Wilhelm Herzog von Jülich-Kleve-Berg at the age of 75 , 1591, oil on oak, Düsseldorf City Museum
Johann Wilhelm Herzog von Jülich-Kleve-Berg at the age of 42 , 1605, oil on oak, Stadtmuseum Düsseldorf
literature
- Friedrich Schaarschmidt : On the history of Düsseldorf art, especially in the XIX. Century . Art Association for the Rhineland and Westphalia, Düsseldorf 1902, p. 5 ( digitized version ).
- Malthain (Malthan), Johan . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 23 : Leitenstorfer – Mander . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1929, p. 600 .
Web links
- Johan Malthain , data sheet in the portal rkd.nl ( Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie )
Individual evidence
- ^ Friedrich Lau : History of the city of Düsseldorf . Volume 1: From the beginning to 1815 . Hoch, 3rd edition (new edition), Düsseldorf 1980, p. 198.
- ^ Heinz Peters: Masterpieces of the Düsseldorf gallery (= The Rhine books , volume 4). Peters, Honnef 1955, p. 10.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Malthain, Johan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Malthan, Johan; Molthane, Johann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Court painter to the Dukes Wilhelm and Johann Wilhelm von Jülich-Kleve-Berg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1550 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Netherlands |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1605 |