Urban målare (
Swedish
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: "Urban
hepainter"), actual name ''Urban Larsson'', was a
painter
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active in
Sweden
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during the 16th century.
Biography
Virtually nothing is known about the life and work of Urban målare. Traditionally, the original lost version of the painting ''
Vädersolstavlan'' is attributed to him, which, today, is well known through the 1630s copy displayed in
Stockholm Cathedral. The painting depicts a
halo or
sun dogs
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that appeared over
Stockholm
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in 1535, and it is often referred to as the oldest topographically correct view of the Swedish capital. As the painting is stylistically associated with the
Danube school, it is possible that Urban målare trained as a painter in Germany. The painting ''
Arvstavlan'' is often attributed to him.
He is known to have worked as an official court painter for King
Gustav Vasa from 1526 onwards,
and there is documentary evidence that he sold a property in the western part of Stockholm sometime between 1533 and 1538. (''Urban Målare uplåter et steenhuus wästantill'').
See also
*
History of Stockholm
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References
Literature
* Göran Axel-Nilsson, (1941) "Urban målare", ''Sankt Eriks årsbok 1941'', Samfundet S:t Erik,
16th-century Swedish painters
Court painters
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