Jacob Ernst Thomann von Hagelstein

Jacob Ernst Thomann of Hagelstein (also Nestus Thomann; * 1588 in Hagelstein Weiler - Simmersberg, † October 10, 1653 in Lindau (Bodensee) ) was a German painter of the Baroque.

Life

According to Joachim von Sandrart Elder Teutsche Academie of the noble building, image and Mahlerey - Arts was born Hagelstein in Hagelstein, too Weiler- Simmersberg belonging to the district of Thomann. In 1605 he traveled to Italy where he lived for 15 years and cities such as Naples, Genoa and Rome traveled. In Rome he was, among other things with the painters Adam Elsheimer, Pieter Lastman, and Jacob Pinas friends. However, despite numerous friendships with Dutch painters, he was never in the Netherlands. After Elsheimer's death he returned to Germany, where he entered the service of Emperor Ferdinand III. occurred. Thomann of Hagelstein died in 1653 in Lindau. According to the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorisches Documentatie Thomann hail stone was a painter of religious motifs and landscapes.

Works

  • Judith shows the people the head of Holofernes, 1605
  • Susanna and the Elders, 1620
  • The Flight into Egypt
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