Johann Ulrich Mayr

Johann Ulrich Mayr (1629 in Augsburg – 1704 in Augsburg), was a German Baroque painter.

Selfportrait (detail)

History

According to Joachim von Sandrart he was the son of the painter Susanna Mayr, whose father Johann Georg Fischer was also a painter.[1] According to the RKD he was a pupil of Rembrandt in Amsterdam and was also a pupil of Jacob Jordaens in Antwerp.[2] He also travelled to England and Rome and is known for etchings and genre works.[2]

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References
  1. Johann Georg Fischer in the Teutsche Academie.
  2. Johann Ulrich Mayr in the RKD


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