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Johann Carl Loth (Baptized 8 August 1632 – 6 October 1698) was a German Baroque painter who spent most of his life in Venice. His name is also rendered as Johann Karl, Karel and, in Italy, Carlotto or Carlo Lotti.Johann Carl Loth
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He specialized in history paintings; generally crowded group scenes. His subjects were typically from classical mythology or the Old Testament.

Biography

He was born in

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, Bavaria. According to the biographer, Arnold Houbraken, he was one of the three grand masters of art named "Karel", or "Carl" (the other two were

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and

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, usually called Carlo Maratta).Drost Biography
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He was the son and pupil of and was possibly influenced by

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. He was once commissioned to paint for the emperor Leopold I in

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and worked together with

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in Venice, where he lived from 1663 until his death in 1698. His brother Franz (1639–1710) was also a painter in Venice and Germany and often collaborated with Carl. He had numerous pupils, including , Santo Prunati, Johann Michael Rottmayr,

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, Daniel Seiter, and Baron

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Popularity among Dutch artists

He attracted well-to-do artists, such as

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and Jan van Bunnik, who made trips especially to visit his studio.

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and

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were among his close friends. He is buried in the church of San Luca, Venice.San Luca church
on website of churches of Venice His works are mostly in Germany and Italy. Other museums with works by Loth include the Art Institute of Chicago and the National Gallery, London. Burghley House in England has two large paintings in the chapel.

Gallery

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and Endymion''

References

*''Dictionary of Painters and Engravers''. Michael Bryan. pp. 78–79.

External links

Johann Carl Loth
on Artnet {{DEFAULTSORT:Loth, Johann Carl 1632 births 1698 deaths 17th-century German painters German male painters Artists from Munich 17th-century Italian painters Italian male painters German Baroque painters Painters from Venice Italian Baroque painters