Jerzy (Georg) Daniel Schultz known also as Daniel Schultz the Younger (1615–1683) was a prominent painter of the

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era, born and active in the

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. He painted many Polish and Lithuanian nobles, members of the royal family, local

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s, such as the astronomer

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; animals, and hunts. His work can be found at the Wawel Castle State Art Collections, the National Museum in

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, the Stockholm National Museum, the

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, and at the Gdańsk National Museum.

Life and professional career

Born somewhere around 1615 in Gdańsk (Danzig), in Pomeranian Voivodeship,

, Schultz learned the art of painting from his uncle, Daniel Schultz the Elder, another important painter, working in his workshop for about five years. After his uncle's death he travelled to

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and the

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to continue his studies for about three years. Sokolnik Jana Kazimierza

Schultz became the leading artist at the

court of the Polish kings in the second half of the 17th century. In 1649 he became a private painter to the Polish king

John II Casimir Vasa John II Casimir ( pl, Jan II Kazimierz Waza; lt, Jonas Kazimieras Vaza; 22 March 1609 – 16 December 1672) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1648 until his abdication in 1668 as well as titular King of Sweden from 1648 ...

, and then to successor kings Michael Wiśniowiecki and John III Sobieski. Schultz returned to his hometown around 1660, yet from time to time worked on royal commissions in Warsaw, often in the

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. His great portraits of Polish kings and nobles are among the best examples of Baroque art in Poland. The most notable of his works ''Crimean Falconer of King John II Casimir with his Family '' (also known as ''The Family Portrait'', today in the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg) was painted in 1664. It depicts

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n Agha Dedesh (or Dedis) with his sons and servants. The eldest son of Agha was entitled ''Royal Falconer'' in reward for his father's support during the Polish war with Russia (1654–1667). This work was painted during Agha's visit to Warsaw after successful invasion of the

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(1663–1664). Rich color variations of cerise, dark green and orange create an ideal composition with silver-brown tone of the painting. Some of the portraits of John II are also well known - ''en pied'' propaganda portrait in Polish costume, when he was leading the Berestechko expedition and so-called ''

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portrait'' in armour with black glow of burning

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in background. His greatest activity occurred during the reign of John II. At that time Schultz painted many

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s and

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. For the abdicating king he painted

Saint Casimir Casimir Jagiellon ( la, Casimirus; lt, Kazimieras; pl, Kazimierz; 3 October 1458 – 4 March 1484) was a prince of the Kingdom of Poland and of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Second son of King Casimir IV Jagiellon, he was tutored by Johannes ...

, which was later displayed in the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés in

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(missing). After king's death, he painted his

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(now at the Royal Castle in Warsaw), that was later placed in the Marble Room at the Royal Castle among preserved 22 effigies of the Polish monarchs by

Peter Danckerts de Rij Pieter, Peeter, or Peter Danckerts de Rij, Dankers de Ry, or Peteris Dankersas (1605, in Amsterdam – buried 15 December 1660, Amsterdam). was a Dutch Golden Age painter mostly active in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Sweden. Lif ...

. The inspirations of Rembrandt and

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are visible in his works. During his career at the court he probably had contact with some Rembrandt's works, as king John II was a passionate collector of Dutch paintings and by his agent in

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, he purchased many of his works (''The bath of Diana'', ''Actaeon'' among others). Schultz lived in Gdańsk at the same time as the engraver Jeremias Falck (ca. 1620–1664), who often engraved portraits after Schultz's paintings.

Selected works

File:Jan Kazimierz by Daniel Schultz.jpg, ''Portrait of King John II Casimir'', c. 1649, Nationalmuseum File:Schultz John Casimir Vasa.jpg, ''John Casimir'', c. 1667,

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File: King Michael Korybut Wisniowiecki.jpg, ''Michael Korybut Wisniowiecki'', 1670,

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File:Schultz John III Sobieski.jpg, ''John III Sobieski'', 1680,

File:Schultz Marie Louise Gonzaga.jpg, ''Marie Louise Gonzaga'', 1667,

File:Polowanie na kaczki.jpg, ''Duck hunt'', between 1660-1669,

National Museum, Gdańsk The National Museum in Gdańsk ( pl, Muzeum Narodowe w Gdańsku), established in 1972 in Gdańsk (although the history goes back the third quarter of 19th century), is one of the main branches of Poland's national museum system. History Its main ...

File:Schultz Man holding a hare.jpg, ''Portrait of a man holding a hare'', 1660-1670,

National Museum, Wrocław The National Museum in Wrocław ( pl, Muzeum Narodowe we Wrocławiu), established 28 March 1947 and officially inaugurated on 11 July 1948, is one of Poland's main branches of the National Museum system. It holds one of the largest collections of ...

References

External links

Website devoted to Daniel Schultz and his workSchultz's gallery at malarze.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Schultz, Georg Daniel 1615 births 1683 deaths Artists from Gdańsk Court painters of Polish kings 17th-century Polish painters Polish male painters Baroque painters