Joseph Heintz the Younger or Joseph Heintz (II) (1600–1678) was a German painter. He was born in

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as the son of

Joseph Heintz the Elder Joseph Heintz (or Heinz) the Elder (11 June 1564 – 15 October 1609) was a Swiss painter, draftsman and architect. Biography Heintz was born in Basel, Switzerland. He appears to have been a pupil of Hans Bock, and to have educated himself ...

.Joseph Heintz (II) in the

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In 1625 he travelled to Italy, where he settled in Venice and became known for his copies of his father's work and his religious or mythological paintings. File:Chapel of Pius V Santi Giovanni e Paolo (Venice) - Joseph Heintz der Jüngere - St Anthony of Padua The Miracle of the Mule.jpg, ''St Anthony of Padua'', or ''The Miracle of the Mule'' File:Joseph Heintz d. J. 001.jpg, ''Allegory'', 1674 File:Joseph Heintz the younger, The Transport of the Holy House of Loreto, c. 1650, NGA 204943.jpg, ''The Transport of the Holy House of Loreto'', c. 1650 File:Joseph Heintz dJ Sala Maggior Consiglio Venezia.jpg, ''Interior of Doge's Palace, Venice, with patricians voting on a bulletin for the election of new magistrates'', c. 1648–50 File:Joseph Heintz (II) - Imaginary Scene with Venetian Buildings - WGA11336.jpg, ''Imaginary Scene with Venetian Buildings'', c. 1670–75 He died in

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1600 births 1678 deaths Artists from Augsburg Painters from Bavaria 17th-century German painters German male painters {{Germany-painter-stub