Johannes Rottenhammer
(1564–1625) German painter (1564–1625)
Johannes Rottenhammer (Germany, 1564–1625) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a designer. By year of birth, Johannes Rottenhammer belongs to the chapter ‘Mannerism’ in this site’s history of art.
Johannes Rottenhammer was born in Munich and died in Augsburg. Johannes Rottenhammer studied under Hans Donauer. Johannes Rottenhammer worked in Munich, Venice, Rome, and Augsburg. Wikidata associates Johannes Rottenhammer with Northern Mannerism. The students included Adam Elsheimer.
The best-known works include ‘Virgin and Child with young John the Baptist and Saint Catherine’ and ‘Venus and Mars’. The works belong mainly to the genre genre painting. The catalogue has 71 works by Johannes Rottenhammer with free images. The dated works span the years 1550–1700. Works by Johannes Rottenhammer are held by several collections, among them Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, Mauritshuis, Eremitaget, and Statens Museum for Kunst. Wikidata links one work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘Mannerism’.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Aachenaltarets mästare, Frederik Zustris di Lamberto, Wendel Dietterlin, Joseph, the elder Heintz, and Francesco Vanni.