Johann Hulsman
Illustration — Portrait of John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg by Johann Hulsman Johann Hulsman, or Hans Holsman (1610 – 1652), was a German Baroque painter active in Cologne.
Also recorded as Hans Holsman · Johan Holzmann · Hans Hulsman · Johann Hulsmann
Johann Hulsman
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- Born
- 1610. · Cologne.
- Died
- Johann Hulsman died, sources differ on the date (in 1652 and in 1646). · Cologne.
- Nationality
- Germany.
- Occupation
- printmaker, painter, artist and etcher.
- Languages
- German.
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The recorded working language is German. Places of work recorded in the authority are Antwerp, Italy and Cologne. Positions recorded include court painter. Work by Johann Hulsman is recorded in the collections of Fitzwilliam Museum, Gemäldegalerie Berlin, Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum, Wallraf–Richartz Museum and Germanisches Nationalmuseum.
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The Deutsche Nationalbibliothek records Cologne as a place of activity.
According to Houbraken he was a painter from Cologne who painted for royalty, and Houbraken did not know more about him or his date of birth/death. Houbraken's source was Cornelis de Bie's work on painters called Het Gulden Cabinet. Joachim Sandrart also mentioned him in his book of painters. According to the RKD he worked together with Johann Toussyn on a church altarpiece in Cologne. He was influenced by Dirk and Frans Hals, and Jurgen Ovens. He was the teacher of Johann Franz Ermels, and was active in Cologne during the years 1632–1646.
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Johann Hulsman is described as an artist, painter, graphic artist and etcher in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. The period of activity is recorded as 1640.
Johann Hulsman, Johann Hülzmann 002
Johann Hulsman · The Yorck Project (2002) 10.000 Meisterwerke der Malerei (DVD-ROM), distributed by DIRECTMEDIA Publishing GmbH. ISBN: 3936122202.
Portrait of John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1625-1679)
Johann Hulsman
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1610
Johann Hulsman born at Cologne.
1652
Johann Hulsman died at Cologne.
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scholarly publication
- Hulsman, Johann, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2011
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- “Johann Hulsman”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q6215984: Johann Hulsman
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The authorities additionally record the headings Hans Holsman, Johan Holzmann, Hans Hulsman, Johann Hulsmann and Hans Hülsmann. His recorded language was German.
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Work by Johann Hulsman is
Fitzwilliam Museum, Gemäldegalerie Berlin, Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum and Wallraf–Richartz Museum
Hulsman, Johann, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
Johann Hulsman (1998) — Open Library
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