Johannes Fischer (painter, † 1643)

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Johannes Fischer , also known as Hans or Johann (born between 1570 and 1580 in Augsburg ; died 1643 there ) was a German goldsmith and painter. He was also mistakenly referred to as Johann Georg Fischer or confused with Georg Vischer , the Munich court painter to Maximilian of Bavaria .

Life

Fischer was probably born in 1570 and initially worked as a goldsmith in Augsburg before he went to Prague to study painting at the Rudolphinische Akademie . He then toured Italy to perfect his education. He then settled in Augsburg and worked as an oil and fresco painter, who mostly created historical paintings on copper or decorated houses on the Weinmarkt . Among his customers were members of the Fugger .

Joachim von Sandrart wrote about him:

“At the same time there was a noble goldsmith in Augstburg / name Johannes Fischer [...] and because his clever mind [...] always stimulated him to higher arts / he went [...] to the then universal art academy in Prague / [... ] In a peculiar way, however, he / through the knowledge of giving the colors a long lasting existence / great fame. Finally he passed away there in 1643 [...] in the 63rd year of his age / from his ashes / [...] not just a daughter rich in art; but also grown up a uniform grandson. "

- Joachim von Sandrart: L'Academia Todesca. della Architectura, Scultura & Pittura: Or Teutsche Academie der Edel Bau- Bild- und Mahlerey-Künste. Volume 1, part 3. Nuremberg 1675, p. 322 ( deutschestextarchiv.de ).

Family
The painter, copper engraver, silhouette cutter Susanna Mayr (around 1600 to 1674) was his daughter and student. She had been married to the Augsburg businessman Christoph Mayr since 1622 and had a son, Johann Ulrich Mayr .

Works (selection)

  • 1596: A sheet for the family register for the businessman Philipp Hainhofer in Augsburg (ducal library in Wolfenbüttel)
  • 1596: a sheet of paper with a young man in front of whom a lady is unveiling herself
  • 1605: A portrait of David Wolff, with coat of arms (Hainhofer's brother-in-law)
  • 1609: Portrait of Konrad von Berlichingen the Elder J. to Jagsthausen with coat of arms
  • 1612: A crucifixion scene
  • 1612–1613: Portraits for the register of Duke Philip II of Pomerania (on behalf of Hainhofer)

There were two portraits showing Johannes Fischer that came from the possession of the Hungarian painter Johann Spillenberger in 1677 to the collection of Prince Karl Eusebius von Liechtenstein . In 1631 he created the portraits on the double doors of the organ of the Franciscan Church in Bolzano , which showed the “Flight to Egypt” and “Circumcision” on the outside and “Adoration” and “Sacrifice” on the inside and their splendor The colors and fabrics were comparable to the works of the Italian painter Paolo Veronese .

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Vischer, Georg . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 34 : Urliens – Vzal . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1940, p. 416 .
  2. ^ Fischer, Johann Georg . In: J. Meyer (Ed.): The large conversation lexicon for the educated classes: In connection with statesmen, scholars, artists and technicians . tape 10 : Fermata – French Law. Verlag des Bibliographisches Institut, Hildburgshausen 1847, p. 363 ( books.google.de ).
  3. ^ A b Oskar Doering: The Augsburg patrician Philipp Hainhofer travels to Innsbruck and Dresden . C. Graeser, Vienna 1901, p. 280 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
  4. ^ Fischer, Johannes . In: Ulrich Thieme (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 12 : Fiori-Fyt . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1916, p. 24 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
personal data
SURNAME Fischer, Johannes
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fischer, Hans; Fischer, Johan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German painter
DATE OF BIRTH between 1570 and 1580
PLACE OF BIRTH augsburg
DATE OF DEATH 1643
Place of death augsburg