Artist

(b. ca. 1615, Danzig, d. ca. 1683)

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Polish painter and printmaker, born in Danzig (now Gdansk, Poland). Schultz learned the art of painting from his uncle, Daniel Schultz the Elder (died 1646), another important painter, working in his workshop for about five years. After his uncle's death he went to France and the Netherlands to continue his studies for about three years (1646-49) and was clearly influenced by the work of Rembrandt, Frans Snyders and Jan Fyt. He lived in Warsaw from 1649 to 1660, closely tied to the court, before moving back to Gdansk; like Rubens, he added clandestine diplomatic missions to his artistic duties. He became the leading artist at the Warsaw court of the Polish kings in the second half of the 17th century as well. In 1649 he became a private painter to the Polish king John II, and then to successor kings Michael Wiœniowiecki and John III Sobieski. Schultz returned to his hometown around 1660, yet from time to time worked on royal commissions in Warsaw, often in the Wilanów Palace. His great portraits of Polish kings and nobles are among the best examples of Baroque art in Poland. A versatile painter, Schultz achieved greatest fame for his portraits of the Polish aristocracy, introducing to Poland a psychologically analytical approach deriving from Rembrandt. In Danzig he painted many local Patricians, such as the astronomer Johannes Hevelius, as well as animals. Schultz lived in Danzig at the same time as the engraver Jeremias Falck (c. 1620-1664) who often engraved portraits after Schultz's paintings. //

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Category	Artists
Artists by letter	S
Artist nationality	Polish