Johannes Gumpp (born 14 August 1626 in

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, lived at least until 1646) was an

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.Nicole Hegener, "''Johannes Gumpp (1626–nach 1646): Selbstbildnis mit Spiegel und Staffelei''" in: Ulrick Pfister e Valeska von Rosen (a cura di), "''Der Künstler als Kunstwerk. Selbstbildnisse vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart''", ed. Reclam, Stoccarda 2005, pp. 84-85 He is notable for his 1646

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showing him looking into a

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while painting himself. The painting is on display in the

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corridor which connects to the

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, Florence. He created another similar painting and is known for no other works. Gumpp was born in Innsbruck and was the son of Christoph Gumpp, an

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. He was likely part of the same Gumpp family that produced artists in the 16th and 18th centuries.

Bibliography

* Rave, Paul Ortwin, ''Das Selbstbildnis des Johannes Gumpp in den Uffizien'', Pantheon, 18, 1960 pages 28–31. * ''Gli Uffizi Catalogo generale'', N° A437, page 883, Florence, 1980, Centro Di . * D. T., Saur, Allgemeines Künstler Lexikon, Saur, Munich-Leipzig, 2009, volume 65, p. 48.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gumpp, Johannes 1626 births 17th-century Austrian painters Austrian male painters Year of death unknown Artists from Innsbruck