Michael Willmann

Michael Willmann
Self portrait, 1682
Born
Michael Willmann

(1630-09-27)27 September 1630
Königsberg, Duchy of Prussia
Died15 August 1706(1706-08-15) (aged 75)
Leubus, Holy Roman Empire
EducationJacob Adriaensz Backer
Known forPainting
Notable workThe Martyrdom of the Apostles cycle
MovementBaroque

Michael Leopold Lukas Willmann (27 September 1630 – 26 August 1706) was a German painter. The Baroque artist became known as the "Silesian Rembrandt", "Silesian Apelles" or "Silesian Raphael" and has been called the greatest Silesian painter of the baroque period.

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