Georg Flegel
Georg Flegel (c. 1566 – 23 March 1638) was a German painter, best known for his still-life works. Georg Flegel was born in Olomouc, he later worked in Frankfurt, where he became a leading figure in early German still-life painting.
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Georg Flegel
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- Born
- 1566. · Olomouc.
- Died
- 1638. · Frankfurt.
- Nationality
- Germany.
- Occupation
- botanical illustrator and painter.
- Fields
- still life and floral.
- Languages
- German and Czech.
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Georg Flegel (c. 1566 – 23 March 1638) was a German painter, best known for his still-life works. Georg Flegel was born in Olomouc, he later worked in Frankfurt, where he became a leading figure in early German still-life painting.
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Early life and education
Early life and education
The recorded working language is German and Czech. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are still life and floral. Places of work recorded in the authority are Olomouc. Work by Georg Flegel is recorded in the collections of Städel Museum, Auckland Art Gallery, Nationalmuseum, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Prinsenhof.
Flegel was born in Olomouc, Moravia (now in the Czech Republic). Around 1580, he moved to Vienna, where he worked as an assistant to Lucas van Valckenborch, a painter and draughtsman. He was a pupil of Valckenborch in Linz from 1582 to 1592. Flegel later moved to Frankfurt, then an important centre for art dealing. As an assistant, he added elements such as fruit, flowers, and table utensils to Valckenborch's compositions. He is probably the same person identified by Kramm in Utrecht as "Juriaen Vlegel, constschilder," recorded in the protocol of the notary Verduyn on 21 March 1616. If so, he may have moved there following the establishment of the Utrecht Guild of St. Luke and might have known other still-life painters active in the city at that time, such as Roelandt Savery and Balthasar van der Ast.
Notable works
Notable works
In a period of about 30 years (c. 1600–1630), Flegel produced around 110 watercolor and oil paintings, mostly still lifes depicting tables set for meals and arranged with food, flowers, and occasional animals. Among his students were his sons Friedrich (1596/1597–1616) and Jacob (probably identical with Leonhard, 1602–1623), as well as the flower painter Jacob Marrel. Flegel died in 1638 in Frankfurt.
Georg Flegel, Art Museum Riga Bourse 168
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