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Paul van Vianen or Paulus Willemsz van Vianen (1570–1614) was a silversmith,

medallist A medalist (or medallist) is an artist who designs medals, plaquettes, badges, metal medallions, coins and similar small works in relief in metal. Historically, medalists were typically also involved in producing their designs, and were usually e ...

and sculptor of the Northern Netherlands, trained in

Northern Mannerism Northern Mannerism is the form of Mannerism found in the visual arts north of the Alps in the 16th and early 17th centuries. Styles largely derived from Italian Mannerism were found in the Netherlands and elsewhere from around the mid-century, es ...

but then important in developing the

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auricular style with his brother Adam van Vianen.

Biography

Vianen was born in

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. According to the RKD he travelled to Italy and only moved to Prague in the last decade of his life, but for that reason he is known as a member of the ''Prague school of art'' under

Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II (18 July 1552 – 20 January 1612) was Holy Roman Emperor (1576–1612), King of Hungary and Croatia (as Rudolf I, 1572–1608), King of Bohemia (1575–1608/1611) and Archduke of Austria (1576–1608). He was a member of the Hous ...

.Paulus van Vianen
in the RKD He was the son of Willem van Vianen, brother of Adam van Vianen, the father of Paulus II, and the uncle of Adam II and his brother Christian van Vianen. His works include the 1613

Diana and Actaeon bowl The Diana and Actaeon basin or Basin with Scenes from the Myth of Diana and Actaeon is a 1613 silver bowl produced by the Dutch silversmith Paul van Vianen. It shows scenes from the myth of Diana and Actaeon, with a border in the Auricular style. ...

, now in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Besides his work as a medallist and sculptor, he was also a landscape draughtsman and created several drawings of allegorical scenes in pastoral landscapes. He died in

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Works

References

External links

Paulus van Vianen
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