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Paul van Vianen or Paulus Willemsz van Vianen (1570–1614) was a

silversmith A silversmith is a metalworker who crafts objects from silver. The terms ''silversmith'' and ''goldsmith'' are not exact synonyms, as the techniques, training, history, and guilds are (or were, at least) largely the same but differed in that t ...

medallist A medalist (or medallist) is an artist who designs medals, plaquettes, badges, metal medallions, coins and similar small works in relief in metal. Historically, medalists were typically also involved in producing their designs, and were usually e ...

and sculptor of the Northern Netherlands, trained in

Northern Mannerism Northern Mannerism is the form of Mannerism found in the visual arts north of the Alps in the 16th and early 17th centuries. Styles largely derived from Italian Mannerism were found in the Netherlands and elsewhere from around the mid-century, es ...

but then important in developing the

Baroque The Baroque ( , , ) is a Western Style (visual arts), style of Baroque architecture, architecture, Baroque music, music, Baroque dance, dance, Baroque painting, painting, Baroque sculpture, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished from ...

auricular style The auricular style or lobate style (Dutch: ''kwabstijl'', German: ''Ohrmuschelstil'') is a style of ornamental decoration, mainly found in Northern Europe in the first half of the 17th century, bridging Northern Mannerism and the Baroque. The st ...

with his brother

Adam van Vianen Adam van Vianen (1568– 1627) was a leading silversmith of the early Dutch Golden Age, who trained as an engraver and was also a medallist. Unlike his brother Paul van Vianen, he spent little time away from his native Utrecht. Together they ...

Biography

Vianen was born in

Utrecht Utrecht ( ; ; ) is the List of cities in the Netherlands by province, fourth-largest city of the Netherlands, as well as the capital and the most populous city of the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Utrecht (province), Utrecht. The ...

. According to the RKD, he travelled to Italy and only moved to Prague in the last decade of his life, but for that reason he is known as a member of the ''Prague school of art'' under

Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II (18 July 1552 – 20 January 1612) was Holy Roman Emperor (1576–1612), King of Hungary and Kingdom of Croatia (Habsburg), Croatia (as Rudolf I, 1572–1608), King of Bohemia (1575–1608/1611) and Archduke of Austria (1576–16 ...

.Paulus van Vianen
in the

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He was the son of Willem van Vianen, brother of

, the father of Paulus II, and the uncle of Adam II and his brother Christian van Vianen. His works include the 1613

Diana and Actaeon bowl The Diana and Actaeon basin or Basin with Scenes from the Myth of Diana and Actaeon is a 1613 silver bowl produced by the Dutch silversmith Paul van Vianen. It shows scenes from the myth of Diana and Actaeon, with a border in the Auricular style. I ...

, now in the

Rijksmuseum The Rijksmuseum () is the national museum of the Netherlands dedicated to Dutch arts and history and is located in Amsterdam. The museum is located at the Museum Square in the borough of Amsterdam South, close to the Van Gogh Museum, the S ...

in Amsterdam. Besides his work as a medallist and sculptor, he was also a landscape draughtsman and created several drawings of allegorical scenes in pastoral landscapes. He died in

Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...

Works

* The Adoration of the Shepherds (Paulus van Vianen), based on the Adoration of the Shepherds during the

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References

External links

Paulus van Vianen
on

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Vianen, Paulus van Dutch medallists Dutch silversmiths 1570 births 1614 deaths Dutch Baroque sculptors Mannerist sculptors Artists from Utrecht (city) 17th-century Dutch artists