JOHANN HEISS VULCAN SURPRISING VENUS AND MARS

Johann Heiss, or Heiß (19 June 1640,

Memmingen Memmingen (; Swabian German, Swabian: ''Memmenge'') is a town in Swabia (Bavaria), Swabia, Bavaria, Germany. It is the economic, educational and administrative centre of the Danube-Iller region. To the west the town is flanked by the Iller, the ...

– February 1704,

Augsburg Augsburg ( , ; ; ) is a city in the Bavaria, Bavarian part of Swabia, Germany, around west of the Bavarian capital Munich. It is a College town, university town and the regional seat of the Swabia (administrative region), Swabia with a well ...

) was a German painter in the

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style, known for historical, Biblical and mythological scenes.

Life and work

His artistic training took place in Memmingen, under the tutelage of the brothers; Hans Conrad (1581–1669) and Johann (1589–1670). After completing his studies, in 1663, he went to

Stuttgart Stuttgart (; ; Swabian German, Swabian: ; Alemannic German, Alemannic: ; Italian language, Italian: ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, largest city of the States of Germany, German state of ...

and was in the service of

Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg Eberhard III (16 December 1614, Stuttgart – 2 July 1674, Stuttgart) ruled as Duke of Württemberg from 1628 until his death in 1674. Eberhard III became the heir under guardianship in 1628 during the Thirty Years' War at the age of 14 after t ...

. In 1675, his works were praised by the art historian

Joachim von Sandrart Joachim von Sandrart (12 May 1606 – 14 October 1688) was a German Baroque art-historian and painter, active in Amsterdam during the Dutch Golden Age. He is most significant for his collection of biographies of Dutch and German artists the '' ...

in his book, the ''

Teutsche Academie The ''German Academy of the Noble Arts of Architecture, Sculpture and Painting'', or ''Teutsche Academie'', refers to a comprehensive dictionary of art by Joachim von Sandrart published in the late 17th century. The first version was published in ...

''. After 1677, he lived and worked in Augsburg. While there, he came under the influence of

Johann Heinrich Schönfeld Johann Heinrich Schönfeld (1609–1684) was a German painter in the Baroque style. Biography He was the son of Johann Baptist Schönfeld (?-1635); a goldsmith. From birth, he was blind in his left eye and could only use his right hand for sim ...

. His works may be seen in museums throughout Germany, as well as at the

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, the

Kunsthistorisches Museum The Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien ( "Vienna Museum of art history, Art History", often referred to as the "Museum of Fine Arts, Vienna") is an art museum in Vienna, Austria. Housed in its festive palatial building on the Vienna Ring Road, i ...

(Vienna), the Hermitage and the

Milwaukee Art Museum The Milwaukee Art Museum (also referred to as MAM) is an art museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Its collection of over 34,000 works of art and gallery spaces totaling 150,000 sq. ft. (13,900 m²) make it the largest art museum in the state of Wis ...

."Achilles Discovered by Ulysses Among the Daughters of Lycomedes"
@ the Milwaukee Art Museum. On site works include altarpieces at the

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Grafrath Grafrath is a municipality in the district of Fürstenfeldbruck in Bavaria in Germany. It takes its name from Saint Rasso (Ratho), a count (Graf) who founded a Benedictine abbey in the 10th century, and which existed until 1803. Points of int ...

, a cycle on the Crucifixion at the

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monastery in

Ochsenhausen Ochsenhausen () is a city in the district of Biberach (district), Biberach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located between the city of Biberach an der Riß, Biberach and Memmingen. it has a population of 9,261. The mayor of the town is Phil ...

and an allegory of

Abundantia In ancient Roman religion, Abundantia (), also called Copia, was a divine personification of abundance and prosperity; *abundantia* means "abundance" in Latin. She helped protect savings and investments, and assisted with major purchases. She was ...

at the in

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. His work "Manus Dei", ironically made famous due to a forgery of it by

Wolfgang Beltracchi Wolfgang Beltracchi (born Wolfgang Fischer on 4 February 1951) is a German former Art forgery, art forger and visual artist who has admitted to forging hundreds of paintings in an international art scam netting millions of euros. Beltracchi, tog ...

that was displayed in the

Szépművészeti Múzeum The Museum of Fine Arts (, ) is a museum in Heroes' Square, Budapest, Hungary, facing the Palace of Art. It was built by the plans of Albert Schickedanz and Fülöp Herzog in an eclectic- neoclassical style , between 1900 and 1906. The mu ...

, is now considered lost.

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