Johannes Gottlieb Glauber
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Johannes Gottlieb Glauber (1656, Utrecht (city)
– 1703, Wroclaw
), was a Dutch Golden Age
painter.
and the two brothers Van Doren by boat to Paris in 1671, where they stayed together for a year. When his brother Johannes departed for Lyon, young Jan Gotlieb became a pupil of the Haarlem painter Jacob Knijff
and stayed painting for him until Knijff left Paris on a commission, whereupon Jan Gotlieb joined his brother in Lyon. Together they then travelled to Italy with two French painters. After 6 months in Rome he joined the Bentvueghels
with the nickname Mirtillus.
After 2 years in Rome the brothers set off for Padua with the Flemish painter Robbert Duval (1639-1732)
where they stayed a year. After that they travelled to Venice where they stayed two years, attending the funeral of their friend Karel Dujardin
. They finally left Italy in 1679 and went north to Hamburg where they lived until 1684 when Jan Gotlieb went into the service of a German prince. From there he traveled to Vienna and from there to Wroclaw, where he died in 1703.
According to the RKD Jan Gotlieb Glauber was born in Utrecht as the younger brother of the painter Diana Glauber, accompanied his brother on all his travels, but left Hamburg in 1685 for Vienna.
Utrecht (city)
Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features...
– 1703, Wroclaw
Wroclaw
Wrocław , situated on the River Oder , is the main city of southwestern Poland.Wrocław was the historical capital of Silesia and is today the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. Over the centuries, the city has been part of either Poland, Bohemia, Austria, Prussia, or Germany, but since 1945...
), was a Dutch Golden Age
Dutch Golden Age
The Golden Age was a period in Dutch history, roughly spanning the 17th century, in which Dutch trade, science, military and art were among the most acclaimed in the world. The first half is characterised by the Eighty Years' War till 1648...
painter.
Biography
According to Houbraken he was the son of the Amsterdam chemist Johann Rudolph Glauber (1604–1670), after whose death he left home at 15 to travel with his brother Johannes GlauberJohannes Glauber
Johannes Glauber , was a Dutch Golden Age painter.-Biography:According to Houbraken he became a painter against the wishes of his father, the chemist Johann Rudolph Glauber , and became a pupil of Nicolaes Berchem on his own, living with Gerrit van Uylenburgh and working on copies of Italianate...
and the two brothers Van Doren by boat to Paris in 1671, where they stayed together for a year. When his brother Johannes departed for Lyon, young Jan Gotlieb became a pupil of the Haarlem painter Jacob Knijff
Jacob Knijff
Jacob Knijff , was a Dutch Golden Age painter.-Biography:According to Houbraken he was the teacher of Johannes Gottlieb Glauber in Paris in 1671, where he attended the funeral of Nicolaes Berchem II on January 4, 1672...
and stayed painting for him until Knijff left Paris on a commission, whereupon Jan Gotlieb joined his brother in Lyon. Together they then travelled to Italy with two French painters. After 6 months in Rome he joined the Bentvueghels
Bentvueghels
The Bentvueghels were a society of mostly Dutch and Flemish artists active in Rome from about 1620 to 1720. They are also known as the Schildersbent .-Activities:...
with the nickname Mirtillus.
After 2 years in Rome the brothers set off for Padua with the Flemish painter Robbert Duval (1639-1732)
Robbert Duval (1639-1732)
Robbert Duval , was a Dutch Golden Age painter.-Biography:According to the RKD he learned to paint from Nicolaes Willingh and became his assistant in Berlin in 1667. He left Berlin to make a trip to Rome in 1668, where he joined the Bentvueghels with the nickname Fortuyn...
where they stayed a year. After that they travelled to Venice where they stayed two years, attending the funeral of their friend 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...
. They finally left Italy in 1679 and went north to Hamburg where they lived until 1684 when Jan Gotlieb went into the service of a German prince. From there he traveled to Vienna and from there to Wroclaw, where he died in 1703.
According to the RKD Jan Gotlieb Glauber was born in Utrecht as the younger brother of the painter Diana Glauber, accompanied his brother on all his travels, but left Hamburg in 1685 for Vienna.