Artists

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Adam Elsheimer (1578 Frankfurt am Main - 1610 Rome) is one of the most important German painters of the early Baroque. He first studied his trade with Philipp Uffenbach, but later joined the studio of the Netherlandish landscapist Gillis van Coninxloo, who introduced him to the approach of so-called Danube School. Around 1598 Elsheimer went to Venice, where he worked with Hans Rottenhammer and learned the techniques of Venetian painting. He finally settled in Rome, where he was influenced by Paul Bril, who in turn picked up techniques from the German artist. In addition, Elsheimer admired the figural style of Caravaggio and the ideal landscapes of Annibale Caracci, which he then united into an independent style very much his own. In the process he discovered a new relationship between figure and space derived from completed informality and great presence. Elsheimer preferred to execute small format pictures, and usually painted on copper. His tiny but lively figures are remarkable. His atmospheric and idylic art influenced Peter Paul Rubens and Roman land scape painting, particularly that of Claude Lorrain. Elsheimer's most significant works include The Flood, after 1600, Stadelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt am Main; The stoning of St. Stephen, c. 1603 The Natinal Gallery pf Sctland, Edinburgh; and Judith Felling Holofernes, c. 1608, The Wellington Museeum, London.