Johann Carl Loth was a German

Germany

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 Baroque painter, born in Munich but active most of his life in Venice

Venice

Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...

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Biography

He is also called Johann Karl, Karel, Carlotto, and Carlo Lotti. According to Houbraken he was one of three grand masters of art called "Karel" (the other two were Karel Dujardin

Karel Dujardin

Karel Dujardin was a Dutch painter.-Biography:Karel Dujardin was a Dutch painter and etcher, born in Amsterdam in 1622. Although active as a portrait and history painter, he is best known for his Italianate landscapes. Typical of his landscape paintings is Farm Animals in the Shade of a Tree...

 and Karel Marat. He was the son and pupil of Johann Ulrich Loth (1590–1662) and was possibly influenced by Giovan Battista Langetti

Giovan Battista Langetti

Giovanni Battista Langetti , also known as Giambattista Langetti, was an Italian late-Baroque painter. He was active in his native Genoa, then Rome, and finally for the longest period in Venice....

. He was commissioned to paint for the emperor Leopold I

Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor

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 in Vienna

Vienna

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. He worked together with Pietro Liberi

Pietro Liberi

Pietro Liberi was an Italian painter of the Baroque era, active mainly in Venice and the Veneto.Liberi was born in Padua, his earliest training was with Alessandro Varotari . He traveled extensively in Italy. During a voyage to Istanbul, he was captured into bondage for 8 months by pirates from...

 in Venice, where he was during the years 1663-1698. His brother Franz Loth was also a painter in Venice and Germany.

He had numerous pupils including Michael Wenzel Halbax, Santo Prunati, the painters from Laufen Johann Michael Rottmayr

Johann Michael Rottmayr

Johann Michael Rottmayr , was an Austrian painter. He was the first notable baroque painter north of Italy....

 & Hans Adam Weissenkircher

Hans Adam Weissenkircher

Hans Adam Weissenkircher was an Austrian baroque painter and court painter of the Prince Johann Seyfried von Eggenberg in Graz.- Biography :...

, Daniel Seiter

Daniel Seiter

Daniel Seiter, Saiter, or Seyter was a Viennese born painter of the Baroque, who trained and worked in Italy.-Biography:According to Houbraken, he was born on the border of Switzerland and brought up in Vienna...

, and (Baron) Peter Strudel

Peter Strudel

Peter Strudel or Peter Strudl was an Austrian sculptor and painter. His work forms the transition of Austria to the high baroque style.Strudel was born in Cles, Trentino....

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Popularity among Dutch artists

He attracted well-to-do artists who made trips especially to visit his studio, such as Cornelis de Bruijn

Cornelis de Bruijn

Cornelis de Bruijn was a Dutch artist and traveler. He made two large tours and published illustrated books with his observations of people, buildings, plants and animals.- Biography :...

 and Jan van Bunnik

Jan van Bunnik

Jan van Bunnik was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter.-Biography:He was born at Utrecht in 1654 where he was sent to learn draftsmanship from Herman Saftleven in 1668, under whom he studied three years; he afterwards spent some time in the Duchy of Cleves and met Gerard Hoet, who convinced him...

. He became friends with the painters Willem Drost

Willem Drost

Willem Drost was a Dutch Golden Age painter and printmaker of history paintings and portraits who died young.-Biography:...

 and Jan Vermeer van Utrecht

Jan Vermeer van Utrecht

Jan Vermeer van Utrecht , was a Dutch Golden Age painter. Though he was born near Delft, there is no known relation between this painter and Johannes Vermeer.-Biography:...

. He is buried in the San Luca church in Venice.

External links

• Johann Carl Loth on Artnet
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