Bartlomiej Strobel
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Bartlomiej Strobel, or Bartholomäus Strobel (Breslau 1591–1647 Thorn
) was a German
baroque painter from Silesia
who worked in Poland
.
He studied art in the studio of his father. He spent time in Vienna and in Prague. In 1633 he settled in Gdansk
and in 1637 operated in Elbing
, and thereafter in Torun.
According to Houbraken he received the Dutch painter Gillis Schagen
in Elbing in 1637. Strobel was court painter to the emperor at that time, and later became court painter to Władysław IV Vasa
, King of Poland. Schagen painted a portrait of the King of Poland to "prove his mastership of the art" for him.
According to the RKD he worked mostly in Prague
.
He produced royal court paintings and paintings for the chapel of St.. Kaźmirza in Vilna, (1636–37), and religious paintings in Toruń in 1634.
Thorn
-General:* Thorn , a sharp structure on plants* Thorn, quickthorn or common hawthorn * Thorn tree * Thorn , a letter in the Anglo-Saxon and Icelandic alphabets...
) was a German
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
baroque painter from Silesia
Silesia
Silesia is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in Poland, with smaller parts also in the Czech Republic, and Germany.Silesia is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas. Silesia's largest city and historical capital is Wrocław...
who worked in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
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Biography
Gdansk
Gdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the...
and in 1637 operated in Elbing
Elbing
Elbing is the German name of Elbląg, a city in northern Poland which until 1945 was a German city in the province of East Prussia.Elbing may also refer to:- Ships :* SMS Elbing, light cruiser of the Imperial Germany Navy...
, and thereafter in Torun.
According to Houbraken he received the Dutch painter Gillis Schagen
Gillis Schagen
-Biography:According to Houbraken he was the son of Pieter Jansz Schagen, an important councilman of Alkmaar, who was taught to paint first by Salomon van Ravesteyn and then by the horse painter Pieter Cornelisz Verbeeck. He traveled by boat to Gdansk where he was received by Joost Brasser, and...
in Elbing in 1637. Strobel was court painter to the emperor at that time, and later became court painter to Władysław IV Vasa
Władysław IV Vasa
Władysław IV Vasa was a Polish and Swedish prince from the House of Vasa. He reigned as King of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth from 8 November 1632 to his death in 1648....
, King of Poland. Schagen painted a portrait of the King of Poland to "prove his mastership of the art" for him.
According to the RKD he worked mostly in Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
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He produced royal court paintings and paintings for the chapel of St.. Kaźmirza in Vilna, (1636–37), and religious paintings in Toruń in 1634.